When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pr….

Miracles are like pimples, because once you start looking for them you find more than you ever dreamed you'd see..

Instead of the word 'love' there was an enormous heart, a symbol sometimes used by people who have trouble figuring out the difference between words ….

There are many things in life that become different if you take a long look at them..

My chauffer once told me that I would feel better in the morning, but when I woke up the two of us were still on a tiny island surrounded by man-eati….

Nobody wants to hear that you will try your best. It is the wrong thing to say. It is like saying 'I probably won't hit you with a shovel.' Suddenly ….

Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the world, and that nobody lo….

It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around the corner and will return in a few minutes with ice-cream sandwiches..

Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course..

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess..

It is not very polite to interrupt a person, of course, but sometimes if the person is very unpleasant you can hardly stop yourself..

I'm sure you have heard it said that appearance does not matter so much, and that it is what's on the inside that counts. This is, of course, utter n….

Wishing, like sipping a glass of punch, or pulling aside a bearskin rug in order to access a hidden trapdoor in the floor, is merely a quiet way to s….

I’d ruin any day, all my days, for those long nights with you, and I did..

the table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise..

Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has been carried on for hundreds of ….

If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats..

A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been floo….

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so..

Sometimes even in most unfortunate of lives there will occur a moment or two of good..

...everyone was right about you- prove them wrong..