Every time you enter a library you might say to yourself, "The world is quiet here," as a sort of pledge proclaiming reading to be the greater good.

You should never stick something that you are allergic to into your mouth, especially if that thing is cats.

It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.

I’m not a cuckoo, either. I’m a fool is what.

You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by.

Appearance matters a great deal because you can often tell a lot about people by looking at how they present themselves.

And then like a song we'd forgotten was even on the mix, you stepped into the house and my whole life.