Rescue someone unwilling to look after himself, and he will cling to you like a dangerous illness.

As I criss-cross the city hurrying, I feel always the unchanging cold beneath the pavement.

Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.

Good books do not make people wiser or happier--only more conscious.

Original sin reassures us that our slip was not the first.

My mother's mild-eyed sadness looks at me from the eyes of those I love.

Show enough regret, and your refusal will inspire gratitude.