Sentiments and Directions from an Unappreciated Contrarian Writer’s Widow

Widowship

A life in harmony with others is a wasted one.

One husband’s sanctimony is another’s daily bread.

A man’s character is usually the opposite of that which masquerades on his face; for this reason, moderation appears to be the greatest of hidden human faults, while it is at the same time the most difficult to apprehend.

Learn to depend on disappointment, if only to disappoint others.

Apparently, never let an opportunity go by to befoul a well-heeled fellow’s banquet table.

A grudge can give one’s life purpose and, most invigorating of all, the conviction to believe in their own hypocrisy.

A poor liar has the entertainment of others as his sole comfort.

The worst thing about growing older is expecting that the world is beholden to you for growing more intractable and even-minded about your faults.

A man free of complaint is like a hog without a trough.

Death is the reward to those who constantly expect the best possible outcome in all enterprise.

The greatest gift a father has ever given his son is a willingness and model against which to stray.