Orgies are an early form of what will someday become sex by committee.
A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.
The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.
Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.
Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.
Self-absorption intensifies isolation, but permits it to go unnoticed.