The passion for fact in a raw state is a peculiarity of the novelist.
The happy ending is our national belief.
Maybe any action becomes cowardly once you stop to reason about it.
What's the use of falling in love if you both remain inertly as you were?
it's easier to forgive your enemies than to forgive your friends.
I was going to get myself recognized at any price. If I could not win fame by goodness, I was ready to do it by badness.