Happiness is seasonal, like anything else
Poise and indifference so often look the same.
People in California seem to age at a different rate than the rest of the country. Maybe it's the passion for diet and exercise, maybe the popularity of cosmetic surgery. Or maybe we're afflicted with such a horror of aging that we've halted the process psychically.
The struggle is what teaches you.
You can't make anyone love you and you can't stop anyone from dying.
Sometimes I claim I write because I put in an application at Sears and they've never called back.