The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future.
Perfect young men don't get murdered, they don't even get born.
You can't drown your troubles ... because troubles can swim.
the emotions at death, as at birth, are instinctive and primitive.
When someone gives me three reasons instead of one, I'm inclined not to believe any of them.
You have what is known as a lot of character, meaning you can be wrong at the top of your lungs.