“Really, dear," Brian's mother reassured him, as they lined up for tickets. "It's about war.”

“Brian held up the three centermost fingers of his right hand. "Read between the lines, asshole.”

“My mother said, "kiss him, darling, it's easy so natural" and I thought to myself, not with lips of stone, dear mother, not with lips of stone”

“Dad himself used to tell a story about one time when Mother went off to fill a lecture engagement and left him in charge at home. When Mother returned, she asked him if everything had run smoothly.Didn't have any trouble except with that one over there,' he replied. 'But a spanking brought him into line.'Mother could handle any crisis without losing her composure.That's not one of ours, dear,' she said. 'He belongs next door.”

“Dear sirs, The cold war isn’t over. When national borders fail, the epidermis is the last line of defense. We are counting on you.Sincerely,Patriot”

“I don't care who you are, everybody and their Mother has to have a little bit of an ego, or they will chew you up and spit you out. Brian Grohowski”