"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 can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way."

"Recently, I have come to assume that any call to my landline is from a telemarketer or an automated call from Terminex, letting me know that our regularly scheduled pest-extermination service will occur on its regular schedule. So I usually ignore my home phone."

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

"It is easier to take a position in the abstract than when it hits home."

"I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead."

"When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does."

"Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,  As the swift seasons roll!  Leave thy low-vaulted past!"