Faced with an exciting question, science tended to provide the dullest possible answer. - David Sedaris

Walking twenty-five miles, or even running up the stairs and back, suddenly seemed pointless, since without the steps being counted and registered, what use were they?

Someone stopped Mitch on the street last night and said, "I need another seventy-five cents so I can buy a cheeseburger. How about helping me?" Mitch said, "Get it without the cheese," and continued walking.

whenever I read a passage that moves me, I transcribe it in my diary, hoping my fingers might learn what excellence feels like.