“Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.”

“You know how you're always trying to get things to come out perfect in art because it's real difficult in life”

“No work of art can compare to a city.”

“Sun is bad for you. Everything our parents said was good is bad. Sun, milk, red meat...college,”

“There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.”

“It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.”

“God, you Jews are truly exotic."Exotic? She should only know the Greenblatts. Or Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sharpstein, my father's friends. Or for that matter, my cousin Tovah. Exotic? I mean, they're nice, but hardly exotic with their endless bickering over the best way to combat indigestion or how far back to sit from the television set.”