“I was like a packet of powdered Sea Monkeys and they were like water.”

“I saw a monkey walking on a leash and thought it was an ugly foreign child.”

“One of the things I liked about her [Dorothy] was that she had long fingernails that she would carefully manicure and paint to fit her mood. If she were in a happy mood, her nails would be bright red. If she were feeling like she wanted to eviscerate her mother she would paint her nails burgundy.”

“I like it when she's shiny, like a star, like a guest on the Donnie and Marie Show.”

“To me, these people were as exotic as animals in a zoo. I'd never seen anything like them. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to be one of them or simply live among them taking notes and photographs. ”

“He likes people because he likes to share in conversations. I like people when they have large checks for me.”

“I could not imagine the kind of person that would, upon seeing a crazy talcum-powder-covered Southern lady think to herself, Hmmmm, she might make a great new friend. The line between normal and crazy seemed impossibly thin.”