“Funny how you dig yourself into a hole by the teaspoon.”
“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
“When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.”
“The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.”
“When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”
“Only a teaspoon of self-pity, girl. Every day give yourself a teaspoonful, but only a teaspoonful. Fill it up full, but only once! Don’t let yourself have more. You can’t live off it. But just a bit of it is like a tonic.”