It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?

Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.

Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.

If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.

stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.