"Life is a bubble in a lake, that glitters for an instant, bursts, and leaves not even a blur on the water; it is the leap of a minnow, which sends a tiny ripple trembling for a few inches."

“I never did like working out - it bears the same relationship to real sport as masturbation does to real sex”

Source : David Lodge (1995). “Therapy: a novel”, Viking Pr

“Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued.”

“Whatever age we are is the age we’ve always been.”

“Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.”

“I undress to impress - Patch”

“I remember when you could always rely on those little street kids to pop a few people for the latest Nikes," Vice-President John said. "Now people get mugged for Reeboks, for Adidas - for generics, for Christ's sake.”

Source : Max Barry (2004). “Jennifer Government”, p.14, Vintage

“Mania starts off fun, not sleeping for days, keeping company with your brain, which has become a wonderful computer, showing 24 TV channels all about you. That goes horribly wrong after awhile.”

“Get some sleep and dream of rock and roll.”

Source : Song: Chevy Van