I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

It's like the human race has been programmed for misery.

Maybe that's what we look for in the people we love, the spark of unhappiness we think we know how to extinguish.

I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut.

Apparently even the most awful tragedies, and the people they'd ruined, got a little stale after a while.

They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself.