Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie cutter.

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A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

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.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

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.

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

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

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 rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

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...

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

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

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order...

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order...

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

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

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept...

It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex. In fact, I...

I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex. In fact, I...

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given...

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given...