I was stupid, the official descriptive phrase for happy.

Never look a gift lion in the mouth.

It is true, of course, that there is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason that circumstances change all of the time. You might know someone for several years, for instance, and trust him completely as your friend, but circumstances could change and he could become very hungry, and before you knew it you could be boiling in a soup pot, because there is no way of knowing for sure.

Everyone tells you it's all right to cry, but not enough people say it's all right if you don't want people to know.

The world is quiet here.

Arguing with somebody is never pleasant, but sometimes it is useful and necessary to do so.

It doesn't take courage to kill someone,' Klaus said. 'It takes a severe lack of moral stamina.