“For Sid, playing with monsters was the equivalent of playing with genders.”

“Some people love Death to death, some people love Life for life.”

“Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.”

“Monogamy is like croquet: you get the hang of it, eventually, but it’s never fun to play.”

“Saying that you are moral because you believe in a god is like saying you are an economist because you play monopoly.”

“I made international news by giving Misty [May-Treanor] a playful slap on the back--a little north of the traditional target.”

“Thus is order ensured: some have to play the game because they cannot otherwise live, and those who could live otherwise are kept out because they do not want to play the game. It is as if the class from which independent intellectuals have defected takes its revenge, by pressing its demands home in the very domain where the deserter seeks refuge.”