The Thing About The 'melrose' Novels Is

Well, The Attractive Thing About The Subject Of Happiness Is That It Is Notoriously Difficult To Write.

I Think That Some Laughter Comes From Escaped Horror, Doesn't It?

Everything Was Usual. That Was Depression: Being Stuck, Clinging To An Out-of-date Version Of Oneself.

It's No Use Imagining That Bringing Great Writers Together Inevitably Precipitates Great Conversation.

It Seems People Spend The Majority Of Their Lives Believing They're Dying, With The Only Consolation Being That At One Point They Get To Be Right.