“For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago.”

“Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.”

“It's the age-old battle between mind and heart, which seldom want the same thing.”

“You ask Why to a lot of things and you wind up very unhappy indeed, if you keep at it. The poor girl's better off dead”

“If you're always battling against getting older, you're always going to be unhappy, because it will happen anyhow.”

“What wise or stupid thing can man conceive
That was not thought of in ages long ago?”

“Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.”

“He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was a putting off of unhappiness for another time. Nothing was ever lost by delay. He had a dim idea that perhaps if one delayed long enough, things were taken out of one's hands altogether by death.”

“The way things used to be
not so long ago
when we were young and free.
The way things used to be
not so long ago
you were loving me
every night and every day, strong in every way
passion glowing like a fire, burning with desire.
Whatever happened?”

“You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena.”