The child who was happy with herself meant the parents had won the jackpot.

I have never been much of a researcher

Everybody has a theme. You talk to somebody awhile, and you realize they have one particular thing that rules them. The best you can do is a variation on the theme, but that's about it.

Twitter," said Manny, waving his hand. "You know what that is? Termites with microphones.

The child who was happy with herself meant the parents had won the jackpot.

But this post-college world felt different from everything that had come before it; art was still central, but now everyone had to think about making a living too, and they did so with a kind of scorn for money except as it allowed them to live the way they wanted to live.

Being a teacher at a restaurant in the town where you lived was a little like being a TV star.