“We're keeping our ears alert for any sudden thumps in undusted corners.”

“Above me, wind does its bestto blow leaves offthe aspen tree a month too soon.No use wind. All you succeedin doing is making music, the noiseof failure growing beautiful.”

“We all need new ideas, images, and experiences far more than we need new stoves or cars or computers.”

“You must sit down to speak this language,It is so heavy you can't be polite or chatter in it.For once you have begun a sentence, the whole course of your life is laid out before you"-quoted in "The Geography of Bliss”

“No matter how gorgeous the person is, we have to keep our feet on the ground and be down-to-earth in order to keep our sanity and not fall into the abyss.”

“That's why ears have cartilage, to keep them from flapping.”

“Mr.Clayton?Didn't you see her ears?You mean ears turning bright red means you're in love?I don't know, he mumbles, and looks down, his ears are bright red.”