“It is not possible to rent a beach house within five hours' drive of one's hometown without being visited by people. This is especially true if I have actually invited them. One of my problems is that I like to be nicer than I actually am.” PeopleIfsProblemHouseHoursFiveBeachInvitedHospitalityHometownBeach House Book:Traveling While Married Source: Traveling While Married
“Perhaps for totemic reasons, people like to possess a piece of the country they are visiting. Women like to wear it. Men like to eat it.” PeopleMenCountryReasonPiecesTravelVisiting Book:Traveling While Married Source: Traveling While Married
“All too often, when people don't know where they are, have jet lag, don't speak the language, and can't figure out the money or maintain intestinal regularity, they get hostile.” PeopleKnowsSpeakLanguageFiguresTravelHostileJetRegularityLagJet Lag Book:Traveling While Married Source: Traveling While Married
“In the beginning, there was no retirement. There were no old people. In the Stone Age, everyone was fully employed until age 20, by which time nearly everyone was dead, usually of unnatural causes. Any early man who lived long enough to develop crow's-feet was either worshiped or eaten as a sign of respect.” PeopleMenLongEnoughAgeCausesFeetStonesAgingRetirementEmployedOld PeopleUnnaturalCrowStone Age Author:Mary-Lou Weisman