What's for dinner is the only question many husbands ask their wives, and the only one to which they care about the answer.

There are three iron links in the neurotic's chain: unloving, unlovable, unloved.

We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.

Spiritual sloth, or acedia, was known as The Sin of the Middle Ages. It's the sin of my middle age, too.

The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.

The time to begin most things is ten years ago.

Be glad that you're greedy; the national economy would collapse if you weren't.