The ninety percent of human experience that does not fit into established narrative patterns falls into oblivion.

Sacred texts always offend reason.

Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.

If you insist on asking me why I feel the way I do, I plan to take the Fifth Amendment.

The more knowledge, the clearer what the doubts are.

Lawyers may reason powerfully, but power settles most issues.

To learn a vocation, you also have to learn the frauds it practices and the promises it breaks.