Appearance matters a great deal because you can often tell a lot about people by looking at how they present themselves.

I like to think that I get better and better as a writer, but it seems pretty easy to me to slip on disguises of various people.

It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.

When things don't go right, go left

Never mind what my name is,” the man said. “No one can pronounce it anyway. Just call me Sir.

Just about everything in this world is easier said than done, with the exception of 'systematically assisting Sisyphus's stealthy, syst-susceptible sister,' which is easier done than said.

It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting.