An old man drinks tea and reads the newspaper--forgetting age for a moment.

Regret for wasted time is more wasted time

I am most drawn to writing when I have something else urgent to do.

After desolation, grief brings back our humanity.

Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera.

Never try to leap from a standstill.

I like the old wisdom--puns, riddles, spells, proverbs.