When trouble strikes, head to the library. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down around you.

It was darker than a pitch-black panther, covered in tar, eating black licorice at the very bottom of the deepest part of the Black Sea.

Oftentimes. when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps.

who would dare think that, forever? Some idiot girl who wouldn’t know how things played out.

When things don't go right, go left

Mostly, it's flattering to meet fans. As long as it's in a planned, professional meeting, rather than, say, someone dropping by my home, which is not as pleasant.

So you’re reluctant, I said to myself. Many, many people are reluctant. It’s like having feet. It’s nothing to brag about.