His statement to himself should have been, 'I possess this now, therefore I am happy', instead of what it so Victorianly was: "I cannot possess this for ever, and therefore am sad."

We all want things we can't have. Being a decent human being is accepting that.

The price of tapping water into every house is that no one values water any more.

There are some men who are consoled by the idea that there are women less attractive than their wives; and others who are haunted by the knowledge that there are more attractive.

Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society.

Follow the accident, fear the fixed plan--that is the rule.

There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not any more what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.