I often pray, though I'm not really sure Anyone's listening; and I phrase it carefully, just in case He's literary.
A bore: one who knows as well as you do what he is going to say next.
Life is a mixed blessing, which we vainly try to unmix.
If your husband expects you to laugh, do so; if he expects you to cry, don't; if you don't know what he expects, what are you doing married?
No one ever loved anyone the way that person wanted to be loved.
The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.