Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, not forgetting to leave others be as you would have them leave you be.

No matter how reclusive we tend to be, we picture the after-life as a community of souls. It is one thing to seek privacy in this life; it is another to face eternity alone.

Take no revenge that you have not pondered beneath a starry sky, or on a canyon overlook, or to the lapping of waves and the mewing of a distant gull.

In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order.

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

Usually the woman has an appointment with destiny, and the man just happens to be there.

The trouble with having a body is that people know it's where you hang out and you don't get any privacy.