It really is better to be lucky than to be good.

I know family comes first, but shouldn’t that mean after breakfast?

Doakes had a first name! It was Albert – had anyone ever really called him that? Unthinkable. I had assumed his name was Sergeant.

I think that’s nice, and if I could have feelings at all I would have them for Deb.

Life teaches us that human thought almost never walks hand in hand with logic, and it is usually counterproductive to raise the point.

Of course it was a terrible thing, and the world would be a much better place without someone in it who could do that, but did that mean we had to miss lunch?

It was clear to me that it wouldn’t matter what I did – they would never truly appreciate me or learn what I had to offer. They were far beyond fickle – they were insensible,...

I am not shy about admitting my modest talents. For example, I am happy to admit that I am better than average at clever remarks, and I also have a flair for getting people to...