In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
If beggars do not hate the rest of us, they are even more abject than I had imagined.
Man invented the gods. Then the gods went off on their own, but not far.
The gods are watching, but idly, yawning.
Sentimentality is the respect the cold-hearted pay to feeling.
I resist change even as I call for it.