There's information about everything from poetry to pills, from picture frames to pyramids, and from pudding to psychology--and that's just in the P aisle, which we're walking down right now.
Daniel HandlerIn the secret pocket, she often kept a small pocket dictionary, which she would take out whenever she encountered a word she did not know.
Daniel HandlerThere are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.
Daniel HandlerFor Beatrice, summer without you is as cold as winter. Winter without you, is even colder.
Daniel HandlerIn most cases, the best strategy for a job interview is to be fairly honest, because the worst thing that can happen is that you won't get the job and will spend the rest of your life foraging for food in the wilderness and seeking shelter underneath a tree or the awning of a bowling alley that has gone out of business.
Daniel HandlerIf you try to avoid every instance of peer pressure you will end up without any peers whatsoever, and the trick is to succumb to enough pressure that you do not drive your peers away, but not so much that you end up in a situation in which you are dead or otherwise uncomfortable. This is a difficult trick, and most people never master it, and end up dead or uncomfortable at least once during their lives.
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