Paul Theroux

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.

Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.

Fiction gives us the second chances that life denies us.

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

At last we've seen the first installment of Joss Whedon's new web series, 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog,' and it's sweeter than we'd ever imagined.

Whenever I have bid a hasty goodbye to a loved one, I've always made sure that my record collection was safely stored away in the boot of the car.