You ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there's nothing more to know.
Please, understand that your life is bad and dreary!
Fine. Since the tea is not forthcoming, let's have a philosophical conversation.
Man is what he believes.
Dear, sweet, unforgettable childhood! Why does this irrevocable time, forever departed, seem brighter, more festive and richer than it actually was?
When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean-that is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glasses-that is science.