The object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions.

Be thoughtful of others and you will not be shy, for they are incompatible addictions.

Life is a series of family photos in which eventually you stop showing up.

There is a public me and a private me, who, if they were separate people, probably wouldn't exchange Christmas cards.

Each morning I gaze at the eastern horizon, and if the sun keeps its promise, I keep mine.

There is always sufficient reason for despair, but there is never sufficient purpose.

Through sources, we have obtained the following alien assessment of the human species: The male wants to be valued for what he pretends to be. The female wants to be overvalued for what she truly is.