Cash is the one gift everyone despises and no one turns down.
A woman's mink coat represents the sacrifice of a lot of little animals, including her husband.
A first-rate marriage is like a first-rate hotel: expensive, but worth it.
What you can't get out of, get into wholeheartedly.
It's hard to feel middle-aged, because how can you tell how long you are going to live?
If you hate your lot but wouldn't trade it, it's not your lot you hate.