At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin.

Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.

If you are going to be rude, be quick about it.

Dutch painting: daily life is enough.

My secrets are petty but humiliating.

A yawn is more disconcerting than a contradiction.

If you corner me, you are going to hear some unwelcome truths.