A woman ought to look up to her husband, if only a half-inch.
There's no way to repay a mother's love, or lack of it.
How strange that the young should always think the world is against them - when in fact that is the only time it is for them.
Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along.
Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope; winter alone reminds us of the human condition.
One day you are an apprentice, and everybody's pet; the next, you are coldly expected to deliver. There is never sufficient warning that the second day is coming.