Complimenting someone in an exaggerated way is known as flattery, and flattery will generally get you anything you want.

The difference between a house and a home is like the difference between a man and a woman-- it might be embarrassing to explain, but it would be very unusual to get them confused.

Complimenting someone in an exaggerated way is known as flattery, and flattery will generally get you anything you want.

It looked like something the Hemlock needed, or a piece of equipment a plumber had left behind. It looked like none of your business.

The last safe place is safe no more.

When you need a haircut, it looks like you have no one to take care of you.

It's funny, particularly when you're a writer and you're doing well, you have that sense of like, "Oh! My view of the world is the one that's going to be published."