Dogs often remind us of the human, ail-too human. Cats, never.

When you feel protective toward your parents, you have become an adult.

Some eras worship infancy; some, the aged. None as yet has adored middle age.

I was once in love with books. Now they go their way and I go mine.

Smiling half-reluctance seems to promise more than the frankest gesture of desire.

Swindlers are notoriously gullible.

Regret leads to overeating and naps.