“No one fired a pistol to mark the start of the race to the bottom. The earth just tilted and everyone slid into the hole.”

“It is one of the great joys of home ownership to fire a pistol in one's own bedroom”

“There is a sign in the heavensAnother light in the darknessA better time is beginningThere is a fire star comingI see the mark of the ice bearIn the tears of the dragonAnd you'd better start wishingThere is a fire star comingStay with me, my love..........Until the stars have blinked their lastWherever on this earth you walkHe will arouse, excite, inspire,My Valentine, my one dark fire.......”

“If she were in a race for her life, that roar was the starter pistol. If God were the referee, He had just shouted Go.”

“I felt somewhat like a fire hydrant – with everyone marking their territory around me.”

“While one who sings with his tongue on fire Gargles in the rat race choir Bent out of shape from society's pliers Cares not to come up any higher But rather get you down in the hole That he's in.”