The Middle of the Day

Give back the thing
you borrowed.

The Daily Question

What is the best meal you ever had,
and who were you with?

The Daily Question

How did you meet
your oldest friend?

The Middle of the Day

A worry written down
takes up less room.

The Middle of the Day

Not everyone who tells you a problem
wants you to solve it.

The Middle of the Day

The question you think is stupid
is the one half the room needs.

The Daily Question

What are you good at
that has never been any use?

The Middle of the Day

Most people go a whole day
without hearing their own name.

The Daily Question

Who did you have completely wrong?

The Daily Question

Who are you still trying to impress?

The Middle of the Day

A quick answer is not
the same as a good one.

The Middle of the Day

A morning of interruptions
is not a lost morning.

The Middle of the Day

The advice you keep giving
is usually the advice you need.

The Daily Question

What were you frightened of
that does not frighten you now?

The Middle of the Day

You do not have to have an opinion about everything.

The Middle of the Day

Listen to how often people apologise before they ask for anything. Sorry for the long message. Sorry to ring so late. Sorry, I know you are busy.

The Daily Question

The people who taught you most were probably not trying to.

The Middle of the Day

We give most things about a fortnight. If it has not taken by then we decide it was not for us — the exercise, the instrument, the early mornings, the new way of speaking to someone we have been at odds with.