We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed.

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

Healthy parakeets have the nervous energy of tennis players.

As we are human, we can't do what we can't do; as we're neurotic, we can't do what we can.

When a man falls in love, he wants to go to bed. When a woman falls in love, she wants to talk about it.

There's something in every atheist, itching to believe, and something in every believer, itching to doubt.

Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom.