One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
There were millions of ways that the world could kill me.
If you're trying to take a roomful of people by surprise, it's a lot easier to hit your targets if you don't yell going through the door.
I had no idea how much of this was making it through the muffling bag.
Vigorous writing is concise.
I phoned my dad to tell him I had stopped smoking. He called me a quitter.
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again.