Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.

Prudence does not make people happy; it merely deprives them of the excitement of being constantly in trouble.

Regret leads to overeating and naps.

Show enough regret, and your refusal will inspire gratitude.

Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.

Placing the extraordinary at the center of the ordinary, as realism does, is a great comfort to us stay-at-homes.

Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.