“I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”

“I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”

“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”

“I've experienced a great deal of pain and suffering in my life ...... most of which has never happened.”

“There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.”

“There are things which some people never attempt during their whole lives, but one of these is not poetry. Poetry attacks all human beings sooner or later, and, like the measles, is mild or violent according to the age of the sufferer.”

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”