To acquire an expensive cup of caffeine, one need not go to Paris.
Aphorism No. 424
For every text, there’s a writer and a reader, and no one can say for sure who is more significant.
Aphorism No. 423
Each season has its sounds and blessings.
Aphorism No. 422
What you do on a Saturday morning is a strong marker of who you are.
Aphorism No. 421
Never read Andrew Marvell aloud to a young woman with the expectation of sex. Reading Marvell is reward enough. Plus, you’re not that good at reading aloud.
Aphorism No. 420
Think like a scientist. Write like a poet.
Aphorism No. 419
Consolation almost never consoles.
Aphorism No. 418
If you want to fall victim to all sorts of wild animals and teenagers, then, yes, by all means, put your garbage out the night before trash day.
Aphorism No. 417
Humans in almost every era have assumed that they are more advanced and yet less sophisticated than their ancestors.
Aphorism No. 416
One can be both delicate and determined.