Acedia is not in every dictionary; just in every heart.

Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary.

Luck: when your burst of energy doesn't run afoul of someone else's.

After he has had his tantrum, the neurotic expects those around him to feel friendly and relaxed; after all, he does.

Your children vividly remember every unkind thing you ever did to them, plus a few you really didn't.

There are whole years for which I hope I'll never be cross-examined, for I could not give an alibi.

Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.