There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.

Wars come and go; politics endure.

But slight mistakes accumulate, and grow to gross errors if unchecked.

There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation on a theme. So musicians say the greatest sonatas are composed; whether or not it is true, I do not know, but of a surety I have seen it emerge in the tapestry of my life.

One must gauge one's trust carefully.

There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire

Nothing spoils idle pleasure like too much awareness