In childhood, we press our nose to the pane, looking out. In memories of childhood, we press our nose to the pane, looking in.

The little money I have - that is my wealth, but the things I have for which I would not take money, that is my treasure.

The older I get, the less time I want to spend with the part of the human race that didn't marry me.

No man is so idle that he cannot rouse himself just enough to get in the way of a busy person.

The hardest thing to accept as a parent is that you cannot apply the bandage before the bruise.

The trouble with always leaving yourself a way out is that you always take it.

The search for happiness is unlike any other search, for we search last in the likeliest places.