It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four years older and grinds her teeth at night.

I understand you undertake to overthrow my undertaking.

Writer or painter god-parents are notoriously unreliable. That is, there is certain before long to be a cooling of friendship.

You can either buy clothes or buy pictures.

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.

Nature is not natural and that is natural enough.