Neil loved his brother, so he was able to treat Felix, though he was a pain in the neck, with love. That's the key to this thing.

The end was blessed. He passed away sleeping, no pain.

You were unsure which pain is worse -- the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will.

If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet.

To a certain extent, I'm not trying to evolve out of this world of physical pain into a world of mental stress and anguish. But I do have a bit of the business bug. I'm aware I have to try to mediate it to a certain point so I don't become soaked down to the point where it's hard to escape.

It's Neil [Simon]'s best writing, because it was about his brother,