The devil! what beastly things our memories insist on cherishing!
When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.
Life is perhaps best regarded as a bad dream between two awakenings.
Dey's some things I don't got to be told. I kin read them in folks' eyes.
God gave us mouths that close and ears that don't... that should tell us something.
What's the use coming home to get the blues over what can't be helped.