Anger is the quintessential individual-signature emotion: I am what makes me mad.

Anger is the quintessential individual-signature emotion: I am what makes me mad.

Think of the funniest story from your life. Chances are, it was something awful at the time.

The search for truth can be compared to a cat chasing her tail: frantic in her pursuit, her quarry nevetheless eludes her; despite the fact that all the world can see it's right there, it remains just beyond her reach. It cannot be possessed because, paradoxically, it is already part of her.

I have an intimate relationship with books. After all, I take them with me into the bathtub-not an invitation I offer lightly.

Laughing together is as close as you can get to a hug without touching.

Humor is a show of both strength and of vulnerability: you are willing to make the first move but you are trusting in the response of your listener.