But yet, when we go to work it can be a different story, with lights left on, windows opened rather than thermostats turned down and medicines wasted and put in the bin.
It was the last I ever saw of them; whenever I asked if she had read them she said 'not yet', and when we went our separate ways at sixth form I forgot to ask for them back.
Yet, when we talk about times gone by, family times, then it is worth all the problems, for laughter is still shared and will never disappear.
The villa's owners were fussy yuppies from Milan who had a long, scolding list of house rules — yet, when we inquired why the electricity went out every day from 2 P.M. to 8 P.M., they shrugged and told us we were uptight Americans.
But when Emily asks me yet again when we're going on our next adventure, I'm glad I took the risk.
Yet when Pakistan went to war with India in 1965, America stayed neutral.
Yet when Janis Ian went to East Orange High School, she was kicked out of the chorus.
And yet, when Nathan went home, and Adrien stayed in South Africa, they both explained the decision in terms of being a genocide survivor.
Yet when Julia went into a theatrical tirade, which was often, it usually was to serve some higher social or political principle.
This is a man who had five weeks' vacation last year, yet when Kathy went back to work, she found he had sneaked into his office.
