Television, despite its enormous presence, turns out to have added pitifully few lines to the communal memory.

Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future.

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

Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.

The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.

I knew that if I concentrated on AdBrite, I could probably make a big company out of it.

It got so ridiculous that I was like, there's no way this is going to last.

Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.

People mature with age and experience. I hope I more resemble a fine wine than bad vinegar.