I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.
The novel avoids the sublime and seeks out the interesting.
The little suckings and smackings of the perversions are the sounds of joyous infancy.
Many have never felt strong, but everyone knows what it is to feel weak.
Children must be protected not because they are innocent but because they are powerless.
My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.