A man's ideal woman is the one he couldn't get.

A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.

Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won't even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.

Love, like a chicken salad or restaurant hash, must be taken with blind faith or it loses its flavor.

Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.

A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it.

A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting.

A good woman inspires a man, a brilliant woman interests him, a beautiful woman fascinates him, but a sympathetic woman gets him.

Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.

The chief excitement in a woman's life is spotting women who are fatter than she is.

My life was dark, torture and empty before you found me. You brought the light, Red. I love you.

Believe you can and you will be halfway there.

You? Harmless?” Tam snorted. “What? You don’t think I could pull it off?” Aiden accused. “Well, the fact that you’re practically a walking armory had me convinced otherwise.

None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread.

I think people are losing that sense of security pretty fast, frankly.

Life is the jailer of the soul in this filthy prison, and its only deliverer is death.

You think you're winning, but it's hard to say sometimes.

Retiring and discovering that you no longer have enough energy to enjoy life and dying a few years out of sheer boredom.

Growing up as a city kid is a joyous time!