“First things were good, last things not so much so.”
“I wish, when I was first born, the first thing I said was "Quote" so the last thing I said before I died would be "Unquote.”
“Other things awaited. It was good to be young and to know it for once. So much unfolding to do.”
“Boys were so proud - you always had to let them think they were good at things.”
“It's a good thing war is so terrible or else we'd get to liking it too much.”
“The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.”