My mother wanted to shrink from my clinging, but did not.

If you are going to be rude, be quick about it.

An event is not over until everyone is tired of talking about it.

Self-deception is nature; hypocrisy is art.

Early every morning an old woman goes to the market to curse a grocery clerk, who curses back.

A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.

Dreams surround our desires with ugliness and dread.