Everything that's innocent to us is crazy to them.

It's none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way.

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

You've such a lovely temperature.

You could omit anything if you knew that the omitted part would strengthen the short story and make people feel something more than they understood

We're always lucky,' I said and like a fool I did not knock on wood.

Everybody has strange things that mean things to them. You couldn't help it.