“A husband, a wife and some kids is not a family. It's a terribly vulnerable survival unit.”

“We're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive. It's pretty dense kids who haven't figured that out by the time they're ten.... Most kids can't afford to go to Harvard and be misinformed.”

“I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival. ”

“I just know that there are plenty of people who are in terrible trouble and can't get out. And so I'm impatient with those who think that it's easy for people to get out of trouble.”

“the people of the united states were...spoiled children, who are begging for a frightening but just daddy to tell them exactly what to do”

“Most kids can't afford to go to Harvard to be misinformed.”

“No wonder kids grow up crazy. A cat's cradle is nothing but a bunch of X's between somebody's hands, and little kids look and look and look at all those X's . . ." "And?" "No damn cat, and no damn cradle.”