For those at home, as well as for those in battle, war is curiously disabling. The mere realization that one's country is at war poisons the bloodstream, creates an incessant mood of worry that infiltrates even the most casual moments.

What is the difference between grief and mourning? Mourning has company.

Live in the past, but don't remember too much.

Friends are lights in winter; the older the friend, the brighter the light.

The trick in foraging for a tooth lost in coffee grounds is not to be misled by the clumps. The only way to be sure is to rub each clump between your thumb and index finger, which makes a mess of your hands.

Every writing teacher gives the subliminal message, every time they teach: 'Your life counts for something.' In no other subject that I know of is that message given.

Just because the person who criticizes you is an idiot doesn't make him wrong.