We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. – Marcus Fabius Quintilian

If God had intended me to make excuses for who I am, He would have given me better excuses. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a perversity often indulged in by artists, husbands, intellectuals — and critics of the Womens Movement. – Barbara Grizzuti Harrison