“I'm not interested in you as a person. I am, however, interested in you as a banana.”

“You are interested in a person, not in life, and people die or leave us ... But if you are interested in life it never lets you down. I am interested in the blueness of cheese. You don't do crosswords, do you, Mr. Wormold? I do, and they are like people: one reaches an end. I can finish any crossword within an hour, but I have a discovery concerning the blueness of cheese that will never come to a conclusion.”

“I hate to break it to you, but if he's interested in your highly personal areas, he probably isn't interested in your sisters.”

“You are the most interesting person you will ever meet.”

“An interested person is an interesting person.”

“I don't think I'm essentially interested in children's books. I'm interested in writing, and in pictures. I'm interested in people and in children because they are people.”