Pessimism is the affectation of youth, the reality of age.
Cruelty is the only sin.
Dignity is an anachronism.
Give the young half a chance and they will create their own future, they will even create their own heaven and earth.
Most women want their youth back again; but I wouldn't have mine back at any price. The worst years of my life are behind me, and my best ones ahead.
It was a perfect spring afternoon, and the air was filled with vague, roving scents, as if the earth exhaled the sweetness of hidden flowers.