Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!
Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
You create your opportunities by asking for them.
Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.
Someone's boring me. I think it's me.