“It's so tempting to resist a little gift when you're expecting the otherwise.”
“Work is when you confront the problems you might otherwise be tempted to run away from”
“George feels flattered and excited...He can't resist slipping into the role Kenny so temptingly offers him.”
“When you're a student of poetry, you're lucky if you don't realize how untalented you are until you get a little better. Otherwise, you would just stop.”
“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.”
“It's when people compliment you that you're in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up.”