My mother's mild-eyed sadness looks at me from the eyes of those I love.

Commitments, not feelings, hold life together.

Self-congratulation pleases only the speaker.

My father liked to moralize, and so do I. But he was in earnest, while I am embarrassed and pretend that I am merely being witty.

Until I am ready to lose weight, I cannot see how fat I am.

In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.

Money is a better tonic than Geritol.