In New York, pretending to be above the struggle means no seat on the bus and a table next to the kitchen.

We understand through resemblance.

When courtesy fails, be nasty, brutish, and short.

In every death, a busy world comes to an end.

The irrational may be attractive in the abstract, but not in cab drives, dinner guests, or elderly relatives.

Sulking is silent because speaking would reveal its folly.

If folly disappeared, wit would starve.