It would appear, from the best examples, that the proper way of beginning a preface to one's work is with a humble apology for having written at all.
To seize the flying thought before it escapes us is our only touch with reality.
To mourn was distressing, but to endeavor to mourn and fail was worse than distress.
Cruelty, I truly believe, is the one and only sin.
After all, you can't expect men not to judge by appearances.
No life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it for example by seeing it how it could be worse and then being grateful it isn't.