I get up about four times a night and go back to sleep, or not. Then I swill tea around 8 a.m. I answer e-mail, while I stall thinking about whatever scares me.

What urge will save us now that sex won't?

Expressing anger is necessary.

A name means a lot just by itself.

Being alone with yourself is increasingly unpopular.

Lack of charisma can be fatal.

A sense of timing is the mark of a genius.