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!'

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

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'

Building Blocks.

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

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

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

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."

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

"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."

The early days of Warren Buffett.

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

'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!'

"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.'

'Birthdays are like life...the more you have, the more illuminated you become.'

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."

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

"Jose Rivera, who wrote the screenplay for 'The Motorcycle Diaries,' is the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar. He's known for incorporating his life experiences into his award-winning writing."

'Publisher recommends a good paper shredder.'

Hope you're still writing that novel!

Everyone has a good novel inside them.

'How to make money in the stock market.'

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