The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happy married life.
The General was essentially a man of peace, except in his domestic life.
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
I expect I shall have to die beyond my means.
My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.
It is perfectly possible to get what you think you want and be miserable. It's possible too, to never get it but deeply enjoy the process of trying. In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.