There is a simple, logical explanation,' I said to myself. And because you never know who else is listening, I added, 'And there is nothing under the bed.'" --Dexter

A man can take only so much. Even a phony man like me.

Getting yelled at by a furious woman should be treated as a semiformal occasion.

They like to tell us that it is important to speak the truth, but it has been my experience that real happiness lies in having people tell you what you want to believe, usually not the same thing at all, and if you have to stub your toe on the truth later, so be it.

For my part, my interest in Paris had faded away completely long ago when I learned that it was in France.

Of course it was a terrible thing, and the world would be a much better place without someone in it who could do that, but did that mean we had to miss lunch?

What do you want a clock for?” “To find out what time it is,” I said. “I think that’s the usual purpose.