Why is it immoral for you to desire, but moral for others to do so? Why is it immoral to produce a value and keep it, but moral to give it away? And if it is not moral for you to keep a value, why is it moral for others to accept it? If you are selfless and virtuous when you give it, are they not selfish and vicious when they take it?

She had won the battle against her memories. But one form of torture remained, untouched by the years, the torture of the word "why?

No happy person can be quite so impervious to pain (Gail Wynand to Dominique Francon)

A genius is a genius, regardless of the number of morons who belong to the same race - and a moron is a moron, regardless of the number of geniuses who share his racial origin.

A leash is a rope with a noose at both ends.

Did I feel a physical desire for him? I did. Was I moved by a passion of my body? I was. Have I experienced the most violent form of sensual pleasure? I have.

Genius is an exaggeration of dimension. So is elephantiasis. Both may be only a disease.