He had supposed for years that he had no secrets from himself. Here was proof that he had a great big secret somewhere inside, and he could not imagine what it was.
My ancestors were Freethinkers - and that's what I am, except we're called secular humanists now.
How embarrassing to be human.
Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die.
The crowd, having been promised nothing, felt cheated, having received nothing.
[I write] intuitively, reflexively, as if skiing down a steep mountain slope with no time to think.