It's unbelievable the primitive feelings that are aroused by rapid change.

- Sheila Ballantyne

Ghetto humor is the social twin of fantasy; together they sustain the powerless, who accomplish miracles through illusion.

- Sheila Ballantyne

The moon develops the imagination, as chemicals develop photographic images.

- Sheila Ballantyne

Sundays are terrible because it is clear that there is no one in charge of the world. And this knowledge leave you drifting around, grappling with un…

- Sheila Ballantyne

Inner resources are like natural resources; they both dry up eventually when the demands on them are heavy.

- Sheila Ballantyne

There is no irritant as painful as an ace up your sleeve that you can never use; it's the kind of thing that causes oysters to produce pearls.

- Sheila Ballantyne

Illusions are crucial to the maintenance of life functions.

- Sheila Ballantyne

You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through regular channels.

- Sheila Ballantyne

Californians are good at planning for the earthquake, while simultaneously denying it will happen.

- Sheila Ballantyne