  "Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never 'What does his voice sound like? ' 'What games does he like best? ' 'Does he collect butterflies?'. They ask: 'How old is he? ' 'How many brothers does he have? ' 'How much does he weigh? ' 'How much money does his father make?
' Only then do they think they know him. " - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince "I like to pick up hitchhikers. When they get in the car I say, 'Put on your seat belt. I want to try something. I saw it once in a cartoon, but I think I can do it. '" - Steven Wright "I've been a fool to allow dreams to become great expectations. " - Tim Rice, Chess "Where are you, my friend? I lost even your shadow. " - Tverskoy Boulevard "You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading...and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time. " -- Steven Wright "My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It's in the apartment somewhere. " -- Steven Wright 
