I guess some things never leave you. Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling. Not screaming like his passengers.
Death is peaceful.
It's the transition that's troublesome. And the rest of the world can kiss my ass. You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.