“One of the most useful pieces of advice we've learned in our journalism careers is summed up in the phrase "beware the fallacy of evil men.”

“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide acrossthe finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!!!”

“Beware 'good' main characters who have a limited repertory of culturally acceptable feelings, while your evil bastards have a full range of vivid, passionate feelings.”

“we have developed a series of emotional thermostats as well, by far the most potent of which is television itself. instead of really experiencing the highs and lows, pains and joys, that make up a life, many of us use TV just as we use central heating- to flatten our variations, to maintain a constant "optimal" temperature.”

“Incidentally, the long-held idea that spices were used to mask rotting food doesn't stand up to much scrutiny. The only people who could afford most spices were the ones least likely to have bad meat, and anyway spices were too valuable to be used as a mask.”

“A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need advice.”

“The true axis of evil in America is the brilliance of our marketing combined with the stupidity of our people.”