“Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.” – John Gardner

From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst

22 November

Life is a stickler for form. It doesn’t take kindly to the head-in-the-sand approach of the person with a throbbing toothache who refuses to go to the dentist because the needle is going to hurt.