“Was it possible to have an apartment sprayed for evil spirits like one would for bugs, or set up traps like for those big, city rats?”

“The only cheese I have in the apartment is a wedge of Brie in the refrigerator and before leaving I place the entire slice--it’s a really big rat--along with a sun-dried tomato and a sprinkling of dill, delicately on the trap, setting it.”

“one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap”

“One who is snug as a bug in a rug snuggles up like a bug in a rug.”

“Last week we went to the museum. A whole whale is hanging from the ceiling. Bigger than big! OK, have you seen a Volkswagon car that's like a bug? Um huh, you know what I'm talking about. That's how big the heart of a blue whale is. I know it's not possible, but if that heart was in me, could I love more?...I would like to.”

“There is no WHY, since the moment simply is, and since all of us are simply trapped in the moment, like bugs in Amber.”