Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.
Language is the friendliest of the things from which we cannot escape.
The writer is always courted by invitations from the all-too- familiar.
Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.
When a paradox is widely believed, it is no longer recognized as a paradox.
All history and art are against us, but we still expect happiness in love.