When we think about the present, we veer wildly between the belief in chance and the evidence in favour of determinism. When we think about the past, however, it seems obvious that everything happened in the way that it was intended.

I think it's more difficult to live without a religion, definitely.

Beds last on an average much longer than marriages.

Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so hard to give up hope.

Anything can happen in life, especially nothing.

When we think about the present, we veer wildly between the belief in chance and the evidence in favour of determinism. When we think about the past, however, it seems obvious that everything happened in the way that it was intended.

The triumph of vegetation is total.