The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.
Sack over my head and cinched it tight around my windpipe.
I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand.
Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience.
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.
People were still cramming down the stairs, and more were squeezing past the turnstiles and down the escalators onto the platforms, but it was clear to me that this wasn't going to have a happy ending.
The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.
We are able to laugh when we achieve detachment, if only for a moment.