God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.

I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.

God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.

People are like birds - from a distance, beautiful: from close up, those sharp beaks, those beady little eyes.

When people are against profits they're against business; when they're against business, they're against employment; when they're against employment, it's not surprising that a large number of them are unemployed.

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.

The ghastly thing about postal strikes is that after they are over, the service returns to normal.