There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.
After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy.
The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
I felt the doors open near me, and then saw a confusion of booted feet moving close by.
My eyes swam and watered and I literally couldn't breathe through the pain.