'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Even in the midst of love-making, writers are working on the description.

Jargon is part ceremonial robe, part false beard.

Hope, and hopelessness, persist despite the facts.

Enough is ever-receding.

Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.

When I am bored with myself, I try to find someone to listen to me.