There are few things emptier than the space where a Christmas tree used to be.

That’s what great art does—that’s why these men and women counted. It shows us what makes life worth living.

Men do not become tyrants in order that they may not suffer cold.

Many cats are the death of the mouse.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

opening the book, i inhaled. the smell of old books, so sharp, so dry you can taste it.

People think if you look after yourself you're being selfish, you know.

A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep on producing books they say there must be something wrong with this fellow.

Americans threw away their communities in order to save a few dollars on hair dryers and plastic food storage tubs, never stopping to reflect on what they were destroying.

Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.

The strongest common bond between the genders is the universally acknowledged truth that both men and women are unhappy with their hair.

We have one of those conversations where every thing clicks, meshes, corresponds, locks, where even our pauses, even our punctuation marks, seem to be nodding in agreement.