Budding Financial Analyst Pillows

'I can tell when we're in a recession - my allowance gets cut.'

I should be a writer when I grow up...

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

'Can you tell me what I've written? I can't read!'

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'

'We're pushing our do-it-yourself kit, today, sir - a ream of paper and a half-dozen pencils.'

"Dad, this is Wendy, she's going to re-negotiate my allowance!"

Building Blocks.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm writing the great American graphic novel."

3 cents glass - Exact change please, seller can't count.

"There's the pressure from my public, naturally, as well as the pressure from my publisher, my agent, and all that. But the real pressure comes from that devil inside that makes me different from other men, that makes me a writer. But, of course, you know all about pressure, grinding out those papers at Sarah Lawrence."

'I've crunched the numbers and you can afford to increase my allowance by 15.5%.'

'What's the fist thing you're going to think of when your brain is fully formed?'

'I know that other kids manage on ?5 pocket money - but their parents don't charge them to watch any television programme their parents don't happen to approve off!'

"It's supposed to be a comedy, so I've had Steve, here, red-flag the funny parts."

"Your book stinks—we want to publish it."

"I've finally finished my lockdown novel."

'Talk about stuck-up! -- he has Masterpiece Theatre action figures!'

"Forget the allowance. I'm getting more than I need from venture capital."

'I can't find the words to express my anger with you.' - 'She needs a dictionary.'

Investment advice from father to son:"Learn to walk and then learn to invest. I'm depending on you to look after me when I grow old."

"He just talked me into giving him a 200% raise in his allowance. At least we don't have to worry about him not succeeding in business when he grows up."

"Dad since my pocket money isn't index linked, you've forced me to have to renegotiate."

'This is the shortest autobiography I've ever read!'

"My report on summer vacation. . . Book and movie rights are available for $1000 each."

'Who else have I written for? Ridge Park Avenue, 7th Street, Elm Road, Thornwood Drive...'

"I just got a huge advance for my first novel. It's about a writer who gets a huge advance for his first novel."

Hope you're still writing that novel!

'Publisher recommends a good paper shredder.'

Everyone has a good novel inside them.

'How to make money in the stock market.'

"Dear Author: Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to reject your work."

'Your book has a wonderful, timely quality. We're putting it on our list for a 2009 release.'