the fool is the one true cosmopolite - the one character common to all nationalities.
fiction and lies are both works of creative art, and creation always reveals the creator.
the true and the plausible are rarely the same.
A critic is a person who rationalizes his likes and dislikes in such impressive language that the layman thinks he is reasoning instead of rationalizing.
Money is an acquired taste. But, once acquired, it becomes an addiction.
Were modern cities only beautiful after darkness hid everything but their lights?