“Two wrongs don't make a right.No, but three will get you back on the freeway!”

“If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novel, find a book you do like. Life is too short to be miserable. If you do like my novels, I commend your good taste.”

“A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.”

“Sex makes monkeys out of all of us. If you don’t give in to it, you wind up a cold, unfeeling bastard. If you do, you spend the rest of your life picking up the pieces. . . .”

“Dean: Don't you find that somewhat of an aberration? Doesn't this disturb you my dear? After all, it's not normal. Molly: I know it's not normal for people in this world to be happy, and I'm happy.”

“Whenever a young thing wants to be free minus serious thought, she gets pregnant and then gets married. Voilà!”

“It doesn't matter to me. We're still cousins in our own way. Blood's just something old people talk about to make you feel bad.”