“If I had a nickel for every time I almost died, I would have been driving to school in a Ferrari and flying off to Bora-Bora on the weekends.”
“Who, in the midst of passion, is vigilant against illness? Who listens to the reports of recently decimated populations in Spain, India, Bora Bora, when new lips, tongues and poems fill the world?”
“If I had a nickel for every time I heard the words 'I don't want to ruin our friendship ' I wouldn't be driving a car with an ominously flashing 'check engine' light.”
“If I had a nickel for every time I'd wished I possessed the power to alter another person's mind, I'd be knee deep in nickels.”
“Every time you almost die, I almost die myself.”
“If I had a nickel for every dime I lost I’d be twice as broke.”