Families without songs are unhappy families.
I've never cackled with laughter at a single line I've ever written. None of it has given me pleasure.
If smallness was fortune, then I had come across a treasure, infinitesimal and beyond value. I felt lucky. You had to decide what was estimable and precious in your life and set out to find it. The objects you valued defined you.
In families, there are no crimes beyond forgiveness.
My father wouldn't let me take typing in childhood.
Losing prepares you for the heartbreak, setback, and the tragedy that you will encounter in the world more than winning ever can. By licking your wounds you learn how to avoid getting wounded the next time.