It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around the corner and will return in a few minutes with ice-cream sandwiches.

We weren't friends[...]We were more like jigsaw pieces, each of us part of the same big picture. There are people like this wherever you go. They are part of the same mystery as you are, but you can't quite tell how you fit together. The world is a puzzle, and we can't solve it alone.

And then of course the music sprang up, lousy rock as bold and dull as a giant potato. "Love this song," Todd said, like it was unusually brave to like what was number one on the radio.

I don't think film is the writer's medium, and so I was interested to see what a director would do with it.

In times of extreme stress, one can often find energy hidden in even the most exhausted areas of the body.

How do you do?" said Violet. "How do you do?" said Klaus. "Odo yow!" said Sunny.

Sometimes words are not enough.