Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.

To understand a literary style, consider what it omits.

I may forget my dignity, but you may not.

Jargon is part ceremonial robe, part false beard.

Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.

The best propaganda omits rather than invents

Faith of the bore: everything is worth saying.