There are some secrets you want to keep to yourself, even if they don't matter. They might only matter if you keep them secret.

It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.

When do you learn that the world, like any diner worth its salt, is open twenty-four hours a day?

We are respecting our parents' wishes....They didn't want to shelter us from the world's treacheries. They wanted us to survive them.

It was a curious feeling, that something could be so close and so distant at the same time.

When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.

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.