People, alas, are more impressed by statistics than they are by ideas.
the smell of lilacs crept poignantly into the room like a remembered spring.
I didn't mind giving up carnality, jewelry and red meat in return for comradeship and an afterlife.
When someone gives me three reasons instead of one, I'm inclined not to believe any of them.
You can't drown your troubles ... because troubles can swim.
If you go around looking for accidents, asking for them, they can't be called accidents any more.