"In the course of transferring all my CDs to my iPod, I have found myself wandering the musical hallways of my past and reacquainting myself with music I haven't listened to in years."

"When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that I could leave the hospital and take him home, I burst into tears. It wasn't the emotion of the moment: it was shock and horror."

"I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture."

"I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think I'll probably be given jewelry instead."

"Nothing quite new is perfect."

"An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"We are all of us failures, at least, the best of us are."