I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
Make no mistake adolescence is a war. No one gets out unscathed.
On a soap happiness never lasts for very long!
You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.