The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else.
I gathered we were headed over Nob Hill, and from the angle, it seemed we were taking one of the steeper routes.
I define comfort as self-acceptance. When we finally learn that self-care begins and ends with ourselves, we no longer demand sustenance and happiness from others.
I was sick of cars driving right past me.
Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.