I hate him for himself, but despise him for the memories he revives.
I am not a great planner, so I have just a vague idea. And then I start to find out what kind of book I actually want to write.
If I had to give a definition of happiness, it would be this: happiness needs nothing but itself; it doesn’t have to be validated.
In one way or another, every parent is curious what their children. . . what are they doing when we don't see?. . . What double lives are they leading? Is there something else?
Sometimes things come out of your mouth that you regret later on. Or no, not regret. You say something so razor-sharp that the person you say it to carries it around with them for the rest of their life.
Around here, we're as happy as God in France.
The stupid woman is the one who thinks she doesn’t need any help.
We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does well will always have patrons enough. [Lat. , Virtute ambire oportet, non favitoribus. Sat habet favitorum semper, qui recte facit. ]
Being appointed Elder Professor meant very much taking over the shop, in that the professor in those days controlled all the moneys.
I've always known a lot of very bad people, destructive, brutes of a certain kind. Then I've seen these lovely impulses and what not, and they've stayed with me and comforted me.
Preparing food is one of life's great joys, but a lot of times, parents ask their kids if they want to cook with them and then tell them to go peel a bag of potatoes. That's not cooking - that's working!