“Dante and I were the last two boys in America who grew up without television.”
“The last living boy in America drops into my bedroom only he wants to be a monk. I think that pretty much sums up my life.”
“I grew up around strong women; weak men were pickled and salted. The women wouldn't waste time raising a weak boy.”
“It was apparent...that, all over America, thousands of people threw down a book or got up from a television show and said, 'I can write better than that!' It was amazing how many of them were wrong.”
“There are two kinds of faculty members in the UP. Those who are honored to be in the UP and those who honor the UP. I belong to the last.”
“I used to hate boys... I grew up... Things changed. Now I hate men.”