It is one of life’s bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting

Oftentimes, when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too.  But it never helps

Most schools have a system of loud bells, which startle the students and teachers at regular intervals and remind them that time is passing even more slowly than it seems

The expression ‘Those who can’t do, teach’ is a curious one, because if you look at the world, you’ll see that teachers aren’t particularly worse at doing things than anyone else, so perhaps the expression might be better worded as ‘Nobody can do anything'

One day, when your mother is yelling at you, you might begin to hear a tiny voice in your head that will tell you that you are right and your mother is wrong.  Over the years, this voice might get louder and louder, and you might find that you prefer listening to this voice instead of your mother’s voice, particularly if she has been yelling at you this whole time

Arguing with somebody is never pleasant, but sometimes it is useful and necessary to do so

Siblings who claim to get along all the time are most definitely hiding something

There are some who say that you should forgive everyone, even the people who have disappointed you immeasurably.  There are others who say you should not forgive anyone, and should stomp off in a huff no matter how many times they apologize.  Of these two philosophies, the second one is of course much more fun, but it can also grow exhausting to stomp off in a huff every time someone has disappointed you, as everyone disappoints everyone eventually, and one can’t stomp off in a huff every minute of the day

Unless you are a hermit or half of a pair of Siamese twins, you probably enjoy taking the occasional break from members of your family to enjoy some privacy, perhaps with a friend or companion, in your room or in a railway car you have managed to sneak aboard

There is something marvelous about returning home at the end of a long day, even if there is tuna fish for dinner