Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.

I reject all evidence that my fabulous beloved is an ordinary person who worries, watches TV, and has bouts of indigestion.

It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.

My ambition in life: to become successful enough to resume my career as a neurasthenic.

Life is the risk we cannot refuse.

Sometimes the given seems like something taken away.

The young are just as opinionated as the old, but have more exciting things to do than sit around airing their opinions all day.