It is all a question of weeding out what you yourself like best to do, so that you can live most agreeably in a world full of an increasing number of disagreeable surprises.
M. F. K. FisherA well-made Martini or Gibson, correctly chilled and nicely served, has been more often my true friend than any two-legged creature.
M. F. K. FisherBut if I must be alone, I refuse to be alone as if it were something weak and distasteful, like convalescence.
M. F. K. Fisher