In Japanese and Italian, the response to ["How are you?"] is "I'm fine, and you?" In German it's answered with a sigh and a slight pause, followed by "Not so good.

David Sedaris
Some Similar Quotes
  1. When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. - Mahatma Gandhi

  2. They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now - Unknown

  3. Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep. - Clive Barker

  4. Tonight I can write the saddest lines I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. - Pablo Neruda

  5. Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart. - Unknown

More Quotes By David Sedaris
  1. Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have left to hold onto.

  2. Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it.

  3. Like all of my friends, she's a lousy judge of character.

  4. We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.

  5. If you aren't cute, you may as well be clever.

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