Few things are worth doing perfectly.

The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.

The closeups of pornography make human genitals look like undiscovered prehistoric animals.

Satire is born of the cities it denounces.

Irony dissolves sentiment, but occasionally a sentiment is strong enough to dissolve irony.

Good manners can render even virtue tolerable.

The madness of love can always be suspended--to cook dinner or catch a plane, for instance.