And what would we be, we sinful creatures, without fear, perhaps the most foresighted, the most loving of the divine gifts?
There is nothing like the occasional outburst of profanity to calm jangled nerves.
The worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.
It's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal.
There should be fireworks at last, when a dream dies.
I am the richest person alive (or at least one of!) because I get to do what I love as a career.
The year has held its ups and downs for me; I'm sure it has for you, too. I'm counting on the year ending on a note of joy (and gingerbread!) and look forward to a new year brimming with promise and peace.
Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living: All things fall under this name. The Sun itself is but the dark simulacrum, and the light but the shadow of God.
. . . he had a fascinating technique of gnawing his cigar from one corner of his mouth to the other, as if his teeth were equipped with trolley tracks, and suddenly grabbing it out and gesticulating wit it before he jammed it back.
It's my singing that allows me to stand apart.
The National Socialist Party in Austria never tried to hide its inclination for a greater Germany. That Austria would one day return to the Reich was a matter of course for all National Socialists and for true Germans in Austria.