Complainers rule out happiness, mentioning it only as something lost.
The smile of a politician is strong and friendly, but noncommittal.
F. Scott Fitzgerald thought that prolonging his adolescence would protect his talent.
Laughing at our friends, we avenge the disappointment they have caused.
Keep your lies short and simple.
Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.