Lonely people keep up a ceaseless flow of commentary on themselves.

While there's life, there's fear.

Gossip is dying out because fewer and fewer people care to talk about anything besides themselves.

Promiscuity is like never reading past the first page. Monogamy is like reading the same book over and over.

I know that I am very much like everybody else, but not really.

Nature often seems like an idea that has had its day.

Wisdom is founded on memory; happiness on forgetfulness.