“I have more important things to do anyway. I have a hangnail that needs my attention. (Dev)”
“I suspect that children want their parents to be busy; they don't want to have to fill your schedule with their paltry needs. Children want to be assured that there are other things to do, important things; more important, on occasion, than they are.”
“Good to know that if I ever need attention all I have to do is die.”
“She said, "Do you have more things that you need, or more that you don't need?" I said, "It depends on what it means to need.”
“I HAVE been around at a time when important things needed to be done”
“The most important thing I learned is that to be truly happy, you've got to pay attention to that stupid inner voice we all have. It knows what you need and will drive you shit crazy until you listen to it.”