Just think how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm.
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.
The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.
We photograph things in order to drive them out of our minds. My stories are a way of shutting my eyes.
Beyond a certain point there is no return. This point has to be reached.
My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.