A hermit is simply a person to whom civilization has failed to adjust itself.

Everyone who lived in high-up, magical places must feel the same way. You come down into the world and you mingle, but all the while there's something calling you back.

You and I share the same DNA.
Is there anything more lonely than that?

Tess realized one of the great modern dating sadnesses: everyone is so used to the comforting glow of the computer screen that no one can go so far as to say "good morning" in public without being liquored up.

We all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose.

Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.