Cheap thrill: moral outrage revels in its own innocence and in the guilt of the wicked Others.

Saying "I love you" makes a demand, but creates no obligations.

Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.

The great advantage of a new friend is that we have not yet found one another out.

The mind demands rules; the facts demand exceptions.

Indifference creates an artificial peace.

The more powerless people are, the longer they are kept waiting.