Lucky is the spouse who dies first, who never has to know what survivors endure.
Grieving is like being ill. You think the entire world revolves around you and it doesn't.
The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not.
If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.
You kill people you hate or you kill in rage or you kill to get even, but you don't kill someone you're indifferent to.
It is a truth of human nature that we can ponder life's mysteries for only so long before we lose interest and move on to something else.