Oblivion waits without beckoning or threatening.
Reading a great book causes jolts and frights.
The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.
I really like life, don't you? There's nothing else quite like it.
To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little.
Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?