The way sadness works is one of the strangest riddles of the world.

It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.

We are all told to ignore bullies. It's something they teach you, and they can teach you anything. It doesn't mean you learn it. It doesn't mean you believe it. One should never ignore bullies. One should stop them.

...there's nothing wrong with occasionally staring out the window and thinking nonsense, as long as the nonsense is yours.

The expression 'Those who can't do, teach' is a curious one, because if you look at the world , you'll see that teachers aren't particularly worse at doing things than anyone else, so perhaps the expression might be better worded as 'nobody can do anything

It doesn't take courage to kill someone,' Klaus said. 'It takes a severe lack of moral stamina.

When do you learn that the world, like any diner worth its salt, is open twenty-four hours a day?