People always sound so proud when they announce they know nothing of music.

I'm good at embroidery. It's what I always wanted to do.... Yep, instead of whoring, I just wanted to do fancy embroidery.

The happy problem of our time - longer life.

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions, even though I long ago came to the conclusion that I was not a political person and could have no comfortable place in any political group.

We will not think noble because we are not noble. We will not live in beautiful harmony because there is no such thing in this world, nor should there be. We promise only to do our best and to live out our lives. Dear God, that's all we can promise in truth.

But maybe half a lie is worse than a real lie.

Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge's chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.