Arterial-plaque specials that save minutes now can cost years, later on.

I thought: this is how life is, ridiculous beyond comprehension.

The average food item on a U.S. grocery shelf has traveled farther than most families go on their annual vacations.

The talkers are rising above the thinkers.

Misunderstanding is my cornerstone. It's everyone's, come to think of it. Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet.

Something in me was always watching life from the outside, permanently obsessed with the notion of belonging vs. not-belonging [to a group]. It did not make for a happy childhood, but it was excellent training for a writer.

Listen. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember.