Victory brings obliviousness; defeat, attentiveness.
Our public monuments are memorials to the Enlightenment.
Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.
New York loves itself in an unkind and fanatical way.
Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.
The banker rubs his nose, thinking of his cat stalking something on the lawn.