The past can be seized only as an image, which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
Politeness can be such a pretender, even when necessary.
There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast. Then again, If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. There are two great rules of life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that everyone can, in the end, get what she wants if she only tries. This is the general rule.