The right circumstances sometimes happen of their own accord, slyly, without fanfare, without warning. Layman's alchemy. . . . The magic of everyday things.

I can write absolutely anywhere. All I need is a laptop.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

I carried recipes in my head like maps.

I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.

I think everybody has a secret life.

The dead know everything but they don't give a damn.