In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.

Reading civilized the inner life.

Wallace Stevens: the Platonist celebrates endless change, but with regret.

Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.

Creativity is not a substitute for competence.

Imprudence relies on luck, prudence on method. That gives prudence less edge than it expects.

Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.