"The good old days." The only good days are ahead.

Zis and zat' when uttered by the French is considered charming, but 'dis and dat' as an Africanism is ridiculed as gross and ugly.

Truth is simply whatever you can bring yourself to believe.

Thoughts can hurt like real pain.

I was so mad you could have boiled a pot of water on my head.

A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.

I'm independent as a hog on ice and a hog on ice is dead, cold, well-preserved and don't need a mother'grabbin, thing.