Newspaper clipping: “But is she happy? ‘Happiness is a big word. You can’t expect to be happy all the time. You have to accept the fact that life has its ups and downs. The moment you accept that it’s much easier. I try to make my happiness with a lot of little joys—and there are a lot of little joys in the world… And it’s very important to find happiness in the happiness of others—your friends, your family…’”
Truth
B.C. cartoon with an ant struggling to climb on the pedestal to proclaim the truth. The last frame is missing.
Wicked
Woman reading the newspaper: “I think I’ll be wicked today and skip Anthony Lewis.”
There Is Only One
Handwritten poem: “There is only one mouth, there is only one pair of eyes to see thru, there is one nose lifted slightly to sniff the aromas of life lived by one body, one soul, connected as individuals and yet not separate, there is only one!”
Rock and Roll
“Is rock and roll over yet?”
Happiness
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln
The Game
Couple sitting in armchairs on a large checkerboard: “Your move, Wendel.”
Some of These Things
George Booth cartoon: “Some of these things are just going to have to go on hold until Monday.”
Oh, Harvey, Harvey!
“Oh, Harvey, Harvey! The whole idea is to look casual. Can’t you even try to look casual?”
Too Hot
“I guess our love affair was just too hot not to cool down.”
When You're Down and Out
Two pages, and only the top one was visible when hanging on the bulletin board: “When you’re down and out, lift up your voice and shout…Ah, shit!”
Lately
Two men on the street: “Lately I’ve been getting into compassion.”
You Stupid Kid
Peanuts cartoon with Sally standing on a beach. “You stupid kid, who lives clear across on the other side of the world, send back my beach ball!!” … “What are you, a communist or something?!”
Here It Comes
“Well, here comes the old masculine mystique.”
Brand New Day
George Price cartoon. Woman and man in bed: “Well, it’s another brand-new day. What do you say to getting up and looking the damn thing straight in the eye?”
But Still I Am One
Handwritten quote from Edward Everett Hale: “I am only one, but still I am one. I can not do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
Nobody Made a Greater Mistake
Valentine from Sue to Doug and Pat, 1986, with lilies and a quote from Edmund Burke: “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.”
Stupid Beagle
Peanuts cartoon: “Rats…I was hoping for a hug!”
To Affect the Quality of the Day
Handwritten quote from Henry David Thoreau: “To affect the quality of the day… that is the greatest of arts!”
But Why Leave Now?
“But why leave now? I’ve been impossible for years.”