The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois.
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.
Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'
Beware the pull on your heartstrings -- it's often the pursestrings that are actually being reached for.
Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.