Everything. A letter may be coded, and a word may be coded. A theatrical performance may be coded, and a sonnet may be coded, and there are times when it seems the entire world is in code. Some believe that the world can be decoded by performing research in a library. Others believe that the world can be decoded by reading a newspaper. In my case, the only thing that made sense of the world was you, and without you the world will seem as garbled and tragic as a malfunctioning typewrit9.

Sometimes, even the best of plans will occur to you when it is too late.

Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.

She gave me a hug and for a second I was embraced by a body that makes me want to go home and never eat again.

I stand entwined in fire on the inextinguishable bonfire of inconceivable love.

They're book addicts.