The only natural human beings seem to be those who are making trouble.
That was the worst of being poor, you couldn't give the right things in sickness.
There is only one force stronger than selfishness, and that is stupidity.
Energy had fastened upon her like a disease.
The hardest thing for me is the sense of impermanence. All passes; nothing returns.
To drink for pleasure may be a distraction, but to drink from misery is always a danger.