In times of crisis human beings don't have it in them to be rational.
Yesterday's gone on down the river and you can't get it back.
-she remembered them kindly, for there was a sweetness in boys that didn't last long, once they became men.
People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.
It's a fine world, though rich in hardships at times.
... people are always turning out to be tougher than I think they are.