The living always get over the dead. That’s what the dead never realize. If ever the dead did come back, they’d only have been sore that somehow you managed to get over their dying at all.

To grant all a man's wishes is to take away his dreams and ambitions. Life is only worth living if you have something to strive for. To aim at.

When something needs to be said, you look for a man to say it. But when something needs actually to be done, you look for a woman.

And tell them all about the books you've read. Better still, buy some more books and read them. That's an order. You can never read too many books.

The bone won't come to the dog. It's the dog that goes to the bone.

The living always get over the dead. That’s what the dead never realize. If ever the dead did come back, they’d only have been sore that somehow you managed to get over their dying at all.

Sometimes human nature can leave you looking just a little shamefaced.