Try to put your happiness before anyone else's, because you may never have done so in your entire life, if you really think about it, if you are really honest with yourself.
The first vehicle that screamed past -- an ambulance -- didn't even slow down.
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
The truth is always a compound of two half- truths, and you never reach it, because there is always something more to say.
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.