It was an undemanding job both physically and mentally, which was fine. Stress was for the rich and hard-working.

She was an experimental child but compassionate with it.

Why don't these translation books just include general phrases that could be applied in a variety of situations like, "Say nothing unless it's in English"?

Her voice had suddenly jumped a couple of social classes to underline her ownership status.

As with all travel, replacing familiar surroundings with the unknown fires an electric charge that awakens a sense of adventure.

I had intended to visit the haunting ground of my school days. Subconsciously I wanted to be in a place where anxiety, responsibility and financial burden had yet to surface.

This whole scenario is sick, depraved, but also grossly fascinating. I’ve become a Peeping Tom. And. It’s. Turning. Me. On.

Every day between now and his slaughter in six months, 534 [Pollan's steer] will convert 32 pounds of feed into four pounds of gain- new muscle, fat, and bone.

You will fall with me as a stone in the grave

Technology doesn't address everything - for example, air travel still sucks.

As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.

I don't even think twice about wearing a swimsuit because it's always been a part of my lifestyle.

If you're a writer, you don't serve genres. Genres serve you. Like, if you're writing a science fiction story set on a spaceship, you don't have to have someone thrown out an airlock.

Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.

A radiant fellowship of the fallen.

This campaign of non-cooperation has no reference to diplomacy, secret or open. The only diplomacy it admits of is the statement and pursuance of truth at any cost.