Irony dissolves sentiment, but occasionally a sentiment is strong enough to dissolve irony.
Life is the risk we cannot refuse.
A sense of absurdity interferes with my efforts to appear venerable.
Secrets die when kept or revealed. They live by being faintly and uncertainly repeated.
A moment of eloquence enthralls us. An hour's worth leaves us stupefied.
As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay.