"I want to hire someone to stand outside my door and knock three times, with each knock being three years apart. At the end of the nine years I’ll reply, “Who is it?” And without delay or reply, the person on the other side of the door is to find a new job."
"Patience and wisdom walk hand in hand, like two one-armed lovers."
"I like to vote, but not be voted on. I don’t mind losing one on one, but to lose through a vote means the majority think I’m a loser."
"I smiled, and you winked. I think. Perhaps you merely blink with one eye at a time."
"On the night of the murder I was at home, asleep. The characters in my dream can vouch for me."
"I’m very close to my dad. He’s about six inches away right now and snoring in my ears."