No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
Don't just count your years, make your years count.
A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.
Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.
The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.