I made up my mind that nothing,, nothing was going to stop me Not even me.

Flea-Market vendors are frozen mid-haggle. Middle-aged women are frozen in the middle of their lives. The gavels of frozen judges are frozen between guilt and innocence. On the ground are the crystals of the frozen first breaths of babies, and those of the last gasps of the dying.

Which, then, brings us closer to what we want to communicate: saying what we intend, or trying to say the opposite?

What were we spending so much time doing if not getting to know each other?

One of the greatest opportunities to live our values-or betray them-lies in the food we put on our plates.

When I looked at you, my life made sense. Even the bad things made sense. They were necessary to make you possible.

I'm not funny. People assume that because my books are funny, I'll be funny in real life. It's the inevitable disappointment of meeting me.