The past is rich in lessons from which we would greatly profit except that the present is always so full of Special Circumstances.
We semaphore from ship to ship, but they're sinking, too.
Tragedy isn't getting something, or failing to get it; it's losing something you already have.
Neurotics have plenty of non-neurotic friends, but not for long.
No good neurotic finds it difficult to be both opinionated and indecisive.
Many marriages are simply working partnerships between businessmen and housekeepers.