You try your damnedest, but something always goes wrong. That’s life. If you’re smart, you plan for it. Shadows Linger (1984)
Life is but a flicker shouting into the jaws of eternity. But it seems so damned unfair! The White Rose (1985)
“We all do that. In every day life it’s called making excuses.” True, raw motives are too rough to swallow. By the time most people reach my age, they have glossed their motives so often and so well they fall completely out of touch with them. The Black Company (1984)