Humans often fail to see what is close to them and obvious to others.

But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?

I haven’t changed my mind. That’s the point! I want to spend my life with you even though it’s totally irrational. And you have short earlobes. Socially and genetically there’s no reason for me to be attracted to you. The only logical conclusion is that I must be in love with you.

All of us have to make some accommodations and allowances if we are to live with another person.

You can’t go through life not listening to music.

I could not see the speedometer, and was not accustomed to travelling in an open vehicle, but I estimated that we were consistently exceeding the speed limit. Discordant sound, wind, risk of death—I tried to assume the mental state that I used at the dentist.

I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel.