“Uselessness, she thought, was the permanent condition of parenthood.”
“My regret was immediate and permanent and useless.”
“Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.”
“Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because life is sweet and they are growing.”
“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
“Dreams alone with no acts toward achieving them are useless: no dreams at all is a condition of the pathetic.”