A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.
I ended up stepping on her stomach as the crowd pushed me past her, but by then I don't think she was feeling anything.
The car rocked back and forth and tipped uphill.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.
Your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life.