Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.
In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
I dream of summing everything up in the greatest sentence ever written.
If you corner me, you are going to hear some unwelcome truths.
Never ask a bore a question.
Unlike art and sex, money always arouses interest.