She gave me a hug and for a second I was embraced by a body that makes me want to go home and never eat again.
Daniel HandlerNever mind what my name is,” the man said. “No one can pronounce it anyway. Just call me Sir.
Daniel HandlerOftentimes. when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps.
Daniel HandlerA long time ago, there was no such thing as school, and children spent their days learning a trade, a phrase which here means "standing around doing tedious tasks under the instruction of a bossy adult." In time, however, people realized that the children could be allowed to sit, and the first school was invented.
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