Lying Contains The Same Hostile Elements As

You Try To Keep Life Simple But It Never Works, And In The End All You Have Left Is Yourself.

It Is A Truth Of Human Nature That We Can Ponder Life's Mysteries For Only So Long Before We Lose Interest And Move On To Something Else.

My Job As The Writer Is To Fool You. Your Job As The Reader Is To See If You Can Catch Me At It.

Perhaps When We're Forced To Forfeit What We Own, We Lose Any Sentimental Associations. Perhaps Pawning Our Valuables Frees Us In The Same Way A House Fire Destroys Not Only Our Worldly Goods, But Our Attachment To What's Gone.

Poise And Indifference So Often Look The Same.