Nothing so consumes a person as meaningless exertion

So what’s wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?

You can see a person's whole life in the cancer they get.

Even if you don't acknowledge it, people die, and guys sleep with girls. That's just how it is.

The sad truth is that certain types of things can't go backward. Once they start going forward, no matter what you do, they can't go back the way they were. If even one little thing goes awry, then that's how it will stay forever.

It was a small room with dim light coming in the window, reminiscent of old Polish films.

Understanding' is merely the sum total of our misunderstandings.