A beggarly people, A church and no steeple.
Snakes have no arms. That's why they don't wear vests.
Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring. . . 'How to Build a Boat. '
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier. . . I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.
I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.
Somewhere, within her, in a deep recess, crouched discontent. She began to lose confidence in the fullness of her life, the glow began to fade from her conception of it. As the days multiplied, her need of something, something vaguely familiar, but which she could not put a name to and hold for definite examination, became almost intolerable. She went through moments of overwhelming anguish. She felt shut in, trapped.
He was really into family. . . He'd never come on the road with me on the weekends 'cause he wanted to spend time with his wife.
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.