“The economy is a thoughtless weather system- and nothing more. Some joke on the people, to give them such a thing”
“Far from failing in its intended task, our educational system is in fact succeeding magnificently because its aim is to keep the American people thoughtless enough to go on supporting the system.”
“[...] you're willing to look past things and to give people second chances. But the thing is, Rose, some people don't deserve them.”
“A joke was the best barometer for mental weather.”
“Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.”
“Drawing things makes them seem more real and makes me feel more alive. It also makes me pin down and remember things - landscapes, season, weather, occasions, incidents, people - that would otherwise have melted from my memory.”