And then of course the music sprang up, lousy rock as bold and dull as a giant potato. "Love this song," Todd said, like it was unusually brave to like what was number one on the radio.

An Overall Feeling of Doom that One Cannot Ever Escape no Matter What One Does

Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.

The sad truth is the truth is sad.

Lately it has become more and more difficult to attend dinner parties without the evening ending in gunfire or tapioca.

I decided that it might be interesting to have terrible things happen to orphans over and over again.

If you enjoy books with happy endings than you are better off reading some other book.