“We made love like September swims in August. But that’s natural, because it’s too cold to go swimming in October.”
“Courage is like—it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.”
“December is the toughest month of the year. Others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, October, August, and February.”
“I can love October in September. September doesn’t care.”
“August 2, 1914: Germany has declared war on Russia. Went swimming in the afternoon.”
“October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.”