They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Do the scary thing first, and get scared later.

Nobody wants to hear that you will try your best. It is the wrong thing to say. It is like saying 'I probably won't hit you with a shovel.' Suddenly everyone is afraid you will do the opposite.

Various parts of my body told me that in the future they would appreciate it if I slept lying down on a bed instead of sitting at the counter of Black Cat Coffee. I quietly reassured them that this was an unusual situation, and had the machinery make me some bread as a breakfast.

It is often difficult to admit that someone you love is not perfect, or to consider aspects of a person that are less than admirable.

Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.

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