Nobody likes a whistler, particularly not the divinity that shapes our ends.

Earth: mostly harmless

Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.

It was one of those pictures that children are supposed to like but don't. Full of endearing little animals doing endearing things, you know?

The switch had two settings. You could either turn it to AUTO, in which case the awning lowered itself whenever the sun came out, or you could set it to MANUEL [sic], in which case, we assumed, a small, incompetent Spanish waiter came and did it for you.

Imagine" he said, "never even thinking, 'We are alone,' simply because it has never occurred to you to think that there's any other way to be.

I didn't notice I was being set upon by a pickpocket, which I am glad of, because I like to work only with professionals.