Death leaves cans of shaving cream half-used.

In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that dinner date never came to be.

It's a terrible thing when a person dies, whatever the circumstances. A hole opens up in the world, and we need to pay the proper respects. If we don't, the hole will never be filled in again.

The silence grew deeper, so deep that if you listened carefully you might very well catch the sound of the earth revolving on its axis.

If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t. And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it.

Confidence; as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I love cats. Those three things. So, even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved.

Whiskey, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it's time to drink.