People can become so blinded by their own perceived victimhood that they make victims of everyone around them.

When I think of God I feel like an ant crawling into a computer.

Books are the most tolerant of friends.

People can become so blinded by their own perceived victimhood that they make victims of everyone around them.

The more someone assures you that everything is okay, the more you can be assured that it's not.

. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere.

The strength of a friendship can be measured by the weight of the burden it's willing to share. (If you want to test this just ask someone to help you move.)