Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I’m not surprised some people prefer books.
This was another of our fears: that Life wouldn’t turn out to be like Literature.
Women scheme when they are weak, they lie out of fear. Men scheme when they are strong, they lie out of arrogance.
To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness – though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.