Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

Why do men feel threatened by women?

Some travelers think they want to go to foreign places but are dismayed when the places turn out actually to be foreign.

I don't think it's a question of whether you eat meat. It's a question of what kind of meat, and where it comes from.

But the adjectives change,” said Jimmy. “Nothing’s worse than last year’s adjectives.

This has been her problem all her life: picturing other people's responses. She's too good at it. She can picture the response of anyone--other people's reactions, their emotions, their criticisms, their demands--but somehow they don't reciprocate. Maybe they can't. Maybe they lack the gift, if it is one.