... 597

The moral of “The beauty and the beast” is that people learn only the hard way and you can get the idea of kindness into their heads only if you hit them with a brick. Which is all there is to know about human nature.

... 596

Why worry about the future when the present is terrible enough as it is?

... 595

Funny how there's always a stone in your shoe. Right now I have a whole set.

... 594

I wish my father was at least half as smart as he thinks he is. Few things appall me more than self-righteous people.