Jules Feiffer

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture, my father's opinions, and my mother's contempt for my father.

Jesus died to forgive our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them?

Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence.

Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.