Thought maps existence; fantasy colors it.
Good books do not make people wiser or happier--only more conscious.
The grandeur of a philosophy does not certify its truth.
Dutch painting: daily life is enough.
The ninety percent of human experience that does not fit into established narrative patterns falls into oblivion.
King Kong, Count Dracula, and the Phantom of the Opera are just looking for love, like the rest of us.