More by David Sedaris
It's not lost on me that I'm so busy recording life, I don't have time to really live it.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013)
The inevitable finally happened, just as I knew it would.
Theft by Finding: Diaries, Volume 1 (1977-2002) (2017)
Dad on friendship: "Sure, some people are nice. Real nice. Nice like carpets so you can walk all over them."
Theft by Finding: Diaries, Volume 1 (1977-2002) (2017)
A person doesn't consciously choose what he focuses on. Those things choose you, and, once they do, nothing, it seems, can shake them.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013)
In first class, you count on your fellow passengers to make you feel good about yourself. You're supposed to look around with pride, telling yourself that these are your kind of people.
Theft by Finding: Diaries, Volume 1 (1977-2002) (2017)
Her face was like the weather in one of those places with no discernible seasons.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)
If finding an apartment is like falling in love, buying one is like proposing on your first date and agreeing not to see each other until the wedding.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)
Later I went to the design school and saw Kumar and Melamid, the Soviet dissident artists, who are funny. I sold them my soul for $1.
Theft by Finding: Diaries, Volume 1 (1977-2002) (2017)
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