Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.
Stupidity is a fact of life, but unmentionable. The new Prudery.
Change often makes accepted customs into crimes.
In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
Frivolous sorrow is folly. Frivolous enjoyment is not.
My strengths make me contemptuous. My weaknesses make me charitable.