“There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.”
“Wealth - any income that is at least $100 more a year than the income of one's wife's sister's husband.”
“There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.”
“We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.”
“What adds up to a life is nothing more than the accumulation of small daily moments.”
“Nothing can be more demoralizing than a clinging and abject dependance upon another human being. This often amounts to the demand for a degree of protection and love that no one could possibly satisfy. So our hoped-for protectors finally flee, and once more we are left alone - either to grow up or to disintegrate.”