The more deeply the path is etched, the more it is used, and the more it is used, the more deeply it etched.

You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. Of all the people you will know in the lifetime, you are the only one you will never leave or lose.

Most people ask of their friends that they understand them, but, on balance, I think I prefer a friend who understands himself.

cookbooks, I found, are intended for people with time to cook - and, surprisingly often, for people who already know how to cook.

Many people, if they were to treat other people as they treat their spouses, would soon have not a friend in the world. Why it is assumed that marriage is more impervious to the effects of discourtesy than friendship, I do not know.

We find what we expect to find. We do not see the world as it is but as we are.

In order to plan your future wisely, it is necessary that you understand and appreciate your past.