This left me alone to solve the coffee problem - a sort of catch-22, as in order to think straight I need caffeine, and in order to make that happen I need to think straight.

When you read comic material and people aren't laughing how do you know they're listening.

..she took pictures of germs, viruses, and people reacting to germs and viruses. On weekends, for extra money, she photographed weddings, which really wasn't that much of a stretch

I'd always thought that I understood this, but lately I realize that what I call "understanding" is basically just fantasizing.

Write relentlessly, until you find your voice. Then, use it.

My family isn't really all that different from anyone else's. Well, maybe they're a bit more entertaining.

I'd tried to straighten him out, but there's only so much you can do for a person who thinks Auschwitz is a brand of beer.