The quoting of an aphorism, like the angry barking of a dog or the smell of overcooked broccoli, rarely indicates that something helpful is about to happen.

He looked like the sort of person who would tell you that he did not have an umbrella to lend you when he actually had several and simply wanted to see you get soaked.

A good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting is to have a conversation.

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

Numbersign questionmark you" and "Asterisk exclamation point the world.

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

This is love if it's not with you, a terrible fiery something that makes people look away, and it feels like a punch in the throat.