On Heaven:
``There's just God and me and you. No devil. No angels. But there is a heaven, and Jesus is in it. And I can't wait to get there.''On his inattention to his health:
``People ask me `Who's your doctor?' I say, `Franklin Funeral Home.' ''On the Rosary:
``I hate the Rosary.''On his priorities as a Catholic: ``To me, if you don't serve the poor, then forget it.''
On celebrating marriages:
``The sermon could be seven minutes longer or 27 minutes. If I don't like the bride and groom, I'll talk even longer.''On himself:
"I hope I haven't scandalized you. I wouldn't mind if I did."On being a free-thinker:
``When you come to the Catholic church and dip your finger in the holy water, don't throw your brains out at the same time.''On the design of his last church:
``I hired a Jewish architect. I told him, "If you make it look like a church, I'll kill you.''Recommendation for his epitaph:
``He was odd.''