“Life would be grand if it weren't for the people.”
“Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.”
“If it weren't for the people, the god-damn people' said Finnerty, 'always getting tangled up in the machinery. If it weren't for them, the world would be an engineer's paradise.”
“If it weren't for all the setbacks and problems of life, there would be nothing to look forward to.”
“he loved her deeply and irrevocably. His life would be forever changed and if she weren't in his life, well, it would be meaningless".”
“More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them”