Self-deception is nature; hypocrisy is art.

Old photograph: amid the set poses of her family, a young girl smiles and raises her hand a little.

Pornography does not inspire violence, but you can break a leg trying to imitate it.

Creative memory is the historian's most subtle opponent.

The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past.

I feel disappointed, but I don't remember just what I expected.

History takes place between the Fall and the Apocalypse, with a narrow escape route called Salvation.