Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant.

The best definition of an immortal is someone who hasn't died yet.

Love is an optical illusion that makes you believe the object of your affection is the most beautiful person in the world.

American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot

American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.

There is that within a man that drives him ever onwards, just as the power of the seasons drives the roots of flowers into the hard earth; and so he decided, against his better judgment, to open his eyes and find out what was going to happen to him next.

Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.