The Lady: a fluty voice, sensible shoes, a melancholy sense of living by rules few still remember.

Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary.

Envy awakens at the sound of a distant laugh.

I have a special grudge against those who have the same faults as I do.

When death comes too near, comedy and tragedy fall silent.

Failures are easier to repeat than successes.

Self-sacrifice usually contains an unspoken demand for payment.