The alien girl—she called herself Dorothy—was by virtue of her survival elevated to living sainthood. The dog was merely annoying.
We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.
Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the fu...
Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations... They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them 'operators' or 'p...
Even so have I given the womb of the earth to those that be sown in it in their times.
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.
The boiling water that does not cool down only dries out!
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
The richest man is he who lives simply but has an abundance of love and kindness to give away.
His room was a sickly dual-tone of crimson and charcoal, like an Untitled Rothko, the colours bleeding into each other horribly and then rather serenely. The overall effect was overwhelmingly unapolog...