Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself.

Not funny ha ha, funny weird.

One door away from heaven And the key is ours to lose. One door away from heaven But oh, the entry dues.

What looks tragic might be comic on second consideration, and what is comic might bring tears in time.

She says what holds their marriage together is that she feels too damn sorry for him to ask for a divorce.

The primitive in each of us climbs closer to the surface during the night, for the moon sings to it, and the cold void between the stars speaks its language. To that savage self, evil can look lovely in too little light.

... one of those librarians who rules the stacks with an intimidating scowl, whispers quiet sharply enough to lacerate the tender inner tissues of the ear, and will pursue an overdue-book fine with the ferocity of a rabid ferret.