How wrong to think I was anyone else, like thinking grass stains make you a beautiful view, like getting kissed makes you kissable, like feeling warm makes you coffee, like liking movies makes you a director. How utterly incorrect to think it any other way, a box of crap is treasures, a boy smiling means it, a gentle moment is a life improved.
Daniel HandlerOftentimes. when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps.
Daniel HandlerOr why you are wearing a picture of Santa Clause on you shirts, but-โ โItโs Herman Melville.
Daniel HandlerIf you enjoy books with happy endings than you are better off reading some other book.
Daniel HandlerOne of the world's most popular entertainments is a deck of cards, which contains thirteen each of four suits, highlighted by kings, queens and jacks, who are possibly the queen's younger, more attractive boyfriends.
Daniel HandlerComposerโ is a word which here means โa person who sits in a room, muttering and humming and figuring out what notes the orchestra is going to play.โ This is called composing. But last night, the Composer was not muttering. He was not humming. He was not moving, or even breathing. This is called decomposing.
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