It is the accumulation of tiny pleasures such as this that makes The China Factory such a satisfying and accomplished debut.
But it is also about the irreducible oddness of being alive, and the tiny pleasures and kindnesses that can compensate for the usual tedium and indifference of the world.
Derek Armstrong of AllMovie gave the film four stars out of five, describing it as "a film of lyrical beauty" which is "bursting with tiny pleasures".
Life is too short not to enjoy tiny pleasures, but eating one bagel is different than eating 6 bagels, which I will admit, I've done many a time.
Toney's enthusiasm for the tiny, substantial pleasures was contagious.
It was pale, about the size of a hardcover novel, but much thinner, and it had a smallish screen and a QWERTY keyboard at the bottom made of tiny round pleasure-dot keys that resisted pressing.
Okay, maybe just a tiny bit of pleasure.
There was a tiny bit of pleasure and pride in many Tottenham employees when they watched Bale flick on the afterburners in the 85th minute of the Copa del Rey final, run around Marc Bartra, veering off the pitch before haring back onto it, cut inside the area and finish.
There are also too many very smart scientists who do not believe that tiny fetuses feel pleasure or pain.
It's one thing, even, to feel a tiny stab of pleasure when you read Paglia telling Naomi Wolf that she has "marginalized" herself as a "chronicler of teenage angst".
