Love is a force. It is a power, like money or steam or electricity. The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever murderous obsession. If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own. I can't think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn't help, just a little bit.
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.
It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear . . . . It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to. When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.