The right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing” is a phrase that refers to times when people ought to know, but don’t know, about something that is happening very close to them. For instance, you ought to know about the man who watches you when you sleep.

Having an aura of menace is like having a pet weasel, because you rarely meet someone who has one, and when you do, it makes you want to hide under the coffee table.

When you start reading nonfiction books about piracy, you realize that it's actually just a history of desperate people.

If you wish to avoid an unpleasant story you had best put this book down

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

This knowledge sits in my heart, heavy as a paperweight.

I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies.