Characteristic Cartoons and Comics

'Honey, when you grow up I want you to be assertive, independent and strong-willed. But while you're a kid, I want you to be passive, pliable and obedient.'

"He's very stable - he has a land line."

"I'd like someone who combines the best attributes of my first and third wives."

'You're not yourself today. To what do I owe this unique pleasure?'

'Whatever ... '

'You wouldn't be the first one I've had as a client.'

'She's a bit like Atilla the Hun. . . Without the warmth.'

'Honestly, Geraldine, you're not like any other penguin I've ever met.'

"When will I learn patience already??!"

Room of World's Rarest Animals

The Ekert Saga: 'Oh...I get it. Keep him away from people, right?...To stop him from gorging on a buffet of ego, malice and greed, right?'

The Ekert Saga: 'Ok...So we knew that the Ekert feeds and grows on the negative thoughts of people...and we knew that the more petty,vicious and vacuous the people are it gets exposed, the bigger it gets...'

The Ekert Saga: 'I felt a bit bloated, so I took a break from the ego smorgasbord of people to hang out with the animals in the woods for a while.'

"Now, what we want you to catch is his great wisdom, cool insight, steel will, burning devotion, indomitable courage, passionate regard for truth, love of children, organizational genius..."

'Yes, I'm from Egypt... How did you guess?

'My best attribute? That would be my glottal stop.'

"Me, ambivalent? ...Well, yes and no...."

"We won't have to operate after all -- Your disease has been reclassified as a personal quirk."

'Far out! How did you pick me as a leo?'

'He's got your breath.'

At Salvador Dali's funeral,

'Why do women always have to go to the litter box at the same time?'

'I never believe anyone who tells me I'm skeptical.'

"Yes, I know son, I've been through that too: Sometimes, we are resented for being clever..."

'All of your issues are prickly issues.'