When My Mother Left Her Second Husband,

I Was Trying To Find Out What It Was That Everybody Else Understood Without Giving Up My Stubborn And Hard-won Lack Of Understanding.

It's Hard Being A Hostage In Somebody Else's Mouth - Or A Character In Somebody Else's Novel.

I Wanted To Be An Inventor, Whatever I Thought That Meant Then. I Guess I Was Thinking Of Edison Or Maybe James Watt. Or Maybe Even Newton.

I Reserve The Right To Tell Shaggy Dog Stories Or Even Common Jokes As Part Of What I'm Doing. I Don't Give A Damn If Half The Audience Walks Out.

Disney Made A Fortune Out Of Inventing The Businessman's Idea Of The Imaginary As The Contradictory Of The Businessman's Idea Of The Real.