Everything seemed meaningless to me. All of a sudden. My own life, the lives of others, of animals of plants, the whole world. It no longer fitted together.

The only question that really counts, must be thins one: are things getting better or are they getting worse?

It's good for me to see so many other people who are not me. That there are so many others. I feel affection for them. Most of them are doing the best they can. I am also doing the best I can.

I don't want all that much. But I want to be fine. I want to live a simple life with many good moments and a lot of fun.

I think I'm more concerned with things that are very big and things that are very small than with all the stuff in between.

…I don’t wish to meet people. They disgust me. Increasingly so. But I must have milk.

Something is going to have to happen. Not necessarily something big. Just something.

I have enough trouble with useful information, never mind being burdened with what is useless.

Everything which is human is alien to me.

There are too many confusing things present. Things I know. Thoughts I have. Sarcasm. Things I think I ought to be doing and places I ought to be going. Always other places.

I have the strangest thoughts in my head, maybe I should not write them down.

If there is no kindness with your rightness, then that is madness.

Three minutes' thought would suffice to find this out . but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.

I don't look upon my divorces as mistakes. Those marriages were right for the Bess that made that decision at that time.

My siblings and I are known as ABCs, American-born Chinese.

Aside from hospitality and delicious food, our [restaurateurs'] job is to entertain people. Restaurants should make people feel special, excited and fulfilled.

Your mouth smells like my jock strap.

Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.

To hurt someone you know will forgive you is the unkindiest thing of all.

I think that people see that Sandra Bullock has an ability to laugh at herself and you just don't find that too often.

Warmblood now a bloodborne death, Will rob your body of it's breath Mark your skin and seal your fate The Underland becomes a plate