“Most poetry just confounds me. I really want to like it, but I can't help thinking it's a hoax. (p. 24)” ThinkingWantI CanHelpingHoaxes Author:Stephan Pastis
“The phrase 'I just turn on my monkey and it makes me feel good' sounds very dirty, but I can't explain why. It's great to try to use expressions like that on the comics page. People want to complain but they can't, because they can't figure out quite what they should be complaining about.” PeopleWantFeelsShouldTryingI CanUseTurnsSoundFiguresExpressionPagesComplainingFeel GoodDirtyPhrasesMonkeysTurn-on Author:Stephan Pastis
“Whenever I see people with their collars up, I'm tempted to point it out to them like you would for someone who has a food stain on their shirt or food in their teeth, as if to say, 'Your fashion sense is so offensive I'm assuming it's some sort of accident you'll want to fix.” PeopleIfsWantFashionLike YouAssumingAccidentsTeethShirtsOffensiveTemptedStainsCollars Author:Stephan Pastis
