I can't remember ever having a tragic demeanor. Although my life was tragedy.
A fair share of anything is starvation diet to an egomaniac.
Believe in fate, but lean forward where fate can see you.
Nowadays people don't use face powder; they say it dries the skin. But I makeup in the old-fashioned way.
All America is much the same.
Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?