“I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while.”

“Maybe...in a way, this coffee reminds me of something. Maybe...maybe only a philosopher or a mad man would make this connection, but it's a little like life. I mean it's powerful going down and that doesn't even take into account the aftertaste, which really takes getting used to.”

“All I know is that growing up hurts too much. Growing down is what I'd really like to do. Be little enough again so it would be perfectly natural to be protected from the wind and the rain—and the world.”

“Longevity can't be the only test of love.”

“Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude.”

“What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain?”

“A person's got to think, otherwise that person's no better than a trained seal balancing a ball on his nose. If only that seal could think, he'd know he was making a thousand children laugh.”