I loved most when his eyelashes twitched and he blinked, and suddenly happiness was there inside his eyes. Unmistakable. Like a single word printed on a clean white page.

I remember, no matter how impossible it seemed that any given day would end, it always did. This one would, too.

Just as I had long suspected, a person didn't really need math for anything anyway. Maybe some people did. Some limited people.

I realized I could really become hooked on these happy pills. They gave me a glorious feeling of general well-being and didn't make me fat, like alcohol. I wondered if there was any harm in being addicted to only these.

I loved most when his eyelashes twitched and he blinked, and suddenly happiness was there inside his eyes. Unmistakable. Like a single word printed on a clean white page.

Smoking had become my favorite thing in the world to do. It was like having instant comfort, no matter where or when.

Truthfulness itself is almost medication, even when it’s served without advice or insight.