My mother is quiet. The way he acts, she thinks it must mean he doesn't love her as much as she loves him

You know, happiness isn't a permanent state. Neither is unhappiness. There's a flow, back and forth

In the South of England northerners were regarded then as uncouth, brutish, undisciplined savages ...

McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object.

If you're with a close friend, your anger may raise his blood pressure as well as your own, whereas loving feelings may lower blood pressure in both of you.

We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he that pays the price.

Have you ever been homesick for someplace that doesn't actually exist anymore? Someplace that exists only in your mind?

Me care for te laws when te laws care for me.

You can't exist in this world without leaving a piece of yourself behind.

The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.

But it’s like Cherise says, the hardest ones to love are always the ones who need it most. (Aimee)

If a country can only be rich by running a successful race for low wages, I should be disposed to say at once, perish such riches!