There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

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There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to...

I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.