Death doesn't make you sad- it makes you empty. That's what's so bad about it. All of your charms and beliefs and funny habits fall fast through a big black hole, and suddenly you know they're gone because just as suddenly, there's nothing left at all inside.

For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.

Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don't care, but because they don't.

Buying a pair of shoes is one of the most optimistic acts I know, next to falling in love. I like nothing better than to see an old man wearing a brand new pair of brogues or cap-toed oxfords, preferably jaunty orange-brown, unscuffed, heels unworn. We want to be here tomorrow, but buying new shoes, like falling in love, says I plan on being here tomorrow.

Most men think they are good drivers. Most women think they are good in bed. They aren't.

The only two important things in life are real love and being at peace with yourself.

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.