It seemed an odd thing to say, and yet all of us had a view from somewhere, a view of the world from the perspective of who we were, of what had happened to us, of how we thought about things.
It is very difficult sometimes to keep upright.
It is my duty to help them solve the mysteries in their lives. That is what I am called to do.
It is better to tell people good things, Mma—if you can.
Isabel’s private theory of moral proximity, the basis of those obligations that came into existence when we found ourselves close enough to others to be able to witness or feel their needs, or when we...
Isabel observed an etiquette of the telephone: a call before eight in the morning was an emergency; between eight and nine it was an intrusion; thereafter calls could be made until ten in the evening,...
If you have enemies, then your biggest enemy is yourself. Do you know that, Mma?
I promise to share all my worldly goods-including letters, parcels and other items of correspondence, opened or unopened.
I can’t, Tofu, said Bertie. I can’t join the cubs. Tofu was dismissive of Bertie’s protestation. You can’t? Why? Is it because you think you’ll fail the medical examination? There isn’t one. That’s th...
I cannot see myself in a new car. I am a tiny white van person. That is what i want!
Hello, honey, he said. You are a very nice fat lady. I like a soft mattress. She drew in her breath. Then go home and lie down on your bed, she said. Go back to your wife. I know her, by the way.
He also spends a lot of my money on vitamin pills and biltong.
Go to any small village anywhere in the world, and see what they remember. Everything. It's all there -- passed on like a precious piece of information, some secret imparted from one who knew to one w...
Every story has two sides. So far, we’ve only heard one. The stupid side. LIFE
Dogs can read signals -- look at sheepdogs; they understand hand movements for left and right. Dogs are no fools, you know. He paused. Well, some are. Some dogs are truly stupid, Ulf.
Do not take on a traditionally built person unless you are prepared for a heavyweight bout.
Cat was searching for the company of one who would make her happy. Some of us did not have to look long for that person, some of us found him or her with little difficulty; others had longer to look,...
But you can certainly take fifteen years off everything these days. She paused. But you can’t take height off a mountain.
But then she reminded herself that there were plenty of people who were afraid of the police, even if they had clear consciences. These were people who had been the victims of bullying when young--bul...
Boys, men, she said. They’re all the same. They think that this thing is something special and they’re all so proud of it. They do not know how ridiculous it is.