The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.
If you must reread old love letters, better pick a room without mirrors.
Revenge leads to an empty fullness, like eating dirt.
A perfect marriage is one in which "I'm sorry" is said just often enough.
How can a man marry wisely in his twenties? The girl he's going to wind up wanting hasn't even been born.
There are whole years for which I hope I'll never be cross-examined, for I could not give an alibi.