“That's the way it is at some point in life. An inevitable consequence of living. A lot of things begin falling away.”

“Not everything in life can be interpreted metaphorically; that's because things fall out on the way.”

“The whole point of life is learning to live with the consequences of the bad decision we've made.”

“Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.”

“Life's a lot different from what people pretend. That's why pretending is fun. I used to think it was some special wickedness of my own that made such queer things happen. Now I'm beginning to guess that everybody's like that.”

“Life is only a brief stop on the road to eternity. Our loved ones, acquaintances, and strangers pass away before our very eyes on a daily basis. Yet each of us carries on with our lives as if we will live forever. This is merely an illusion; of course, as it is an inevitable consequence of life that each of us must die.”