Loneliness is more likely to lead to fussy housekeeping than to grand views of the Universe.

Beggars remind us that not all miseries arise from our ideas.

The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.

As desire recedes, the world becomes clear, pale, and empty.

As children, our protests availed little. As adults, the same.

Weakness is a better teacher than strength. Weakness must learn to understand the obstacles that strength brushes aside.

For some, bottles of liquor gleam like the towers of Eldorado.