I rose by sheer military ability to the rank of corporal.
An incinerator is a writer's best friend.
The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.
The best part of married life is the fights. The rest is merely so-so.
Life is a fatal adventure. It can only have one end. So why not make it as far-ranging and free as possible.