Michael Frayn

Everything is as it was, I discover when I reach my destination, and everything has changed.

A man sits in his car at the traffic lights, waiting for them to go green.

I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

A toy car is a projection of a real car, made small enough for a child's hand and imagination to grasp. A real car is a projection of a toy car, made large enough for an adult's hand and imagination to grasp.

If a lion could speak, it would not understand itself.

You can create a good impression on yourself by being right, he realizes, but for creating a good impression on others there's nothing to beat being totally and catastrophically wrong.