A woman who shaves or otherwise depilates her pubic curls has a profound interest in recreational sex.

Braiiinnnnssss," we said in unison. "It's both sad and incredibly impressive that you were all ready with that one.

Don't get stabbed. It makes everything awkward.

One question," I said. "Did you tell me all that because you think I'm going to die?" "No," he said. "It's because you're doing something brave, and I felt I should too." "I'll take that as a yes," I said.

I'm Keith," he said, "and you're . . . clearly mad, but what's your name?

Being an author means, almost by definition, that you make up characters and then complicate their lives. That's it, really. You make up characters and give them problem after problem after problem.

Proximity doesn't breed familiarity.