It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

I'm always looking for meaningful one-night stands

No one thinks of them being overwhelmingly important, but our relationships with them have been really intensive and extensive over the years.

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

If I never see you again
I will always carry you
inside
outside

on my fingertips
and at brain edges

and in centers
centers
of what I am of
what remains.

I am sorry for him; I couldn't be
angry with him if I tried. Who suffers by his ill whims? Himself always.
Here he takes it into his head to dislike us, and he won't come and dine
with us. What's the consequence? He don't lose much of a dinner."
"Indeed, I think he loses a very good dinner," interrupted Scrooge's
niece. Everybody else said the same, and they must be allowed to have
been competent judges, because they had just had dinner; and, with the
dessert upon the table, were clustered round the fire, by lamp-light.