Thus people--so it seems to me-- Become good friends from sheer ennui.
With womankind, the less we love them, the easier they become to charm.
Cabbage soup and barley. They're Russia's national food. Both excellent in their way, but a shade monotonous.
I am married and happy. My only wish is that nothing will change.
Don't be sad, don't be angry, if life deceives you! Submit to your grief - your time for joy will come, believe me.
Try to be forgotten. Go live in the country. Stay in mourning for two years, then remarry, but choose somebody decent.