“An idea is like a cold germ: sooner or later someone always catches it.”
“For some people, getting pregnant is as easy as catching cold." And there certainly was an analogy there: Colds and babies were both caused by germs which loved nothing so much as a mucous membrane.”
“Strong delusions travel like cold germs on a sneeze.”
“Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.”
“[L]ife is like an expensive restaurant where, sooner or later, someone always hands you the bill, which is not to say that you should deny the joy and pleasure afforded by the dishes already eaten.”
“Sooner or later. It had better be sooner. Later is like the horizon; it recedes as you approach.”