I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very interesting for me to see and learn more about Japan.
It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.
The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.
Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.
Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.
Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
When you're embarking on a piece of writing, the anxiety is just too much, especially when you're young and you're trying to figure out if this is your thing or not. You feel like, "if I don't write a good story, I gotta get going to law school!"
The best meal at my restaurant is the whole right side of the menu.
Never before have I imagined my life without him—like this house, he is my only point of reference in this difficult existence, this unstable and frightening world. The thought of his leaving home fills me with a terror so strong, it takes my breath away. I feel like one of those seagulls covered in oil from a spill, drowning in a black tar of fear.
You're ready. Start making stuff.