We often pray to be better, when in truth we only want to feel better.

In retrospect, our triumphs could as easily have happened to someone else; but our defeats are uniquely our own.

Children lack morality, but they also lack fake morality.

Money is much more exciting than anything it buys.

Humiliation is a vast country of imprecise boundaries. If you think you're there, you are. The neurotic rule: when in doubt, go ahead and feel humiliated.

When their children fail to charm others, few parents can stay neutral.

If you jot down every silly thought that pops into your mind, you will soon find out everything you most seriously believe.