It is not in my nature to be interested in the living.But there are many things, I have found, that defy nature.

Funerals seem less about comforting the souls of these dearly departed than aboutcomforting the people they leave behind.

Dad says there are more than three thousand letters in the Japanese alphabet, which could pose a problem. There are only twenty-six letters in the English alphabet, and I get into enough trouble with them...

Even then I found the word fitting, soothing.Fireflies.Fire flies.Fire, fly.

There is a thrill in relishing the suffering of strangers, and they hide their interest with worried faces.

There are so many other fun ways to dishonor the family name that buying girls’ underwear shouldn’t be one of them.