To insist that I am not forgiven is a kind of inverse arrogance.
I'm afraid my glass is no longer half full because I drank most of it.
One of the small consolations of old age, if you are lucky, can be at least a partial recovery of innocence.
The man who says that he does not deserve his wife is probably right, but not for the reasons he thinks.
How much more comfortable it is to say 'Yes, and...' than 'Yes, but...'.
Ideals are great as long as they don't get in the way of what we want to do.