He was evidently the sort of person who posed questions that were traps for you to fall into.
Alice MunroRow, row, row your boat. Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.
Alice MunroThe deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.
Alice MunroThe thing is to be happy, no matter what. Just try that. You can. It gets to be easier and easier. It's nothing to do with circumstances. You wouldn't believe how good it is. Accept everything and then tragedy disappears. Or tragedy lightens, anyway, you're just there, going along easy in the world.
Alice Munro