Great talkers do not stop for breath, and never look at the clock.
The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.
Comedy is hostile to profundity, and brings everything to the surface.
Comedy defends the commonplace; tragedy explodes it.
My young friend supposes his ingenuousness is merely a ruse.
Sometimes I dread loneliness more than bores. Other times, the reverse.