The real reality is always just around the corner.
In New York, pretending to be above the struggle means no seat on the bus and a table next to the kitchen.
Nothing is more cheerful than talking about our friends' shortcomings.
Stupidity is a fact of life, but unmentionable. The new Prudery.
The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.
The eye deals with excess more easily than the stomach does.