You wouldn't believe that so much could change just because a relationship ended.

There are many differences between a baby and an I-Pod. And one of the biggest is, no ones going to mug you for your baby.

On New Year's Eve he ould make a resolution to recover some his previous scepticism, but until then he would do as the Romans do, and smile at people even if he disapproved of them

The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.

We have one of those conversations where every thing clicks, meshes, corresponds, locks, where even our pauses, even our punctuation marks, seem to be nodding in agreement.

He's at the chocolate teapot end of the competency scale.

…I've had a bad week." What's happened?" Nothing's happened. I've had a bad week in my head, is all.