Were modern cities only beautiful after darkness hid everything but their lights?

Civilization is a fiction which becomes a fact only as long as everyone can believe in it. It is the cynic, rather than the rebel, who pulls down the whole flimsy structure periodically throughout history.

the old ploy of the powerful: never refuse when you can confuse. Distraction and delay are always better than obstruction.

Every criminal leaves psychic fingerprints. And he can't wear gloves to hide them.

Were modern cities only beautiful after darkness hid everything but their lights?

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.

The author portrays himself in every line he writes and portrayal is always betrayal.