Diamonds are the tears of the poor.

what you fear, you invite.

To the Latin, cynicism and middle age are synonymous. Look at our politicians - they move through their careers from left to center to right, like the hands of a clock.

Thunderstorms were rare in California, but when they came they were, like most things in California, larger than life.

most of our social and educational institutions are designed to weed out or make over people ... until we produce a world where everyone is a smart, quick-witted, aggressive person living on the surface of the mind without ever looking into the depths.

Diamonds are the tears of the poor.

Falling in love is like religious conversion. It goes on for a long time below the threshold before it reaches consciousness.