My mother wanted to shrink from my clinging, but did not.

My noisy denunciation trails off in doubt.

Growth provides novel experiences for youth; decay the same, alas, for age.

The rich are never as possessed by their riches as the poor are by their poverty.

Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.

Without the blessing of cowardice, the world would long since have been torn to bits.

Curiosity engenders both science and scandal.