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.

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.

A passport, as I'm sure you know, is a document that one shows to government officials whenever one reaches a border between two countries, so that the official can learn who you are, where you were born, and how you look when photographed unflatteringly.

Everybody will die, but very few people want to be reminded of that fact.

Everyone tells you it's all right to cry, but not enough people say it's all right if you don't want people to know.

A good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting is to have a conversation.

I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.