Literary criticism now is all pranks and polemics.
Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better.
Rule of art: let half-blind purpose lead you.
The Muses inspire art and pretend not to notice when Mammon buys it.
I reject all evidence that my fabulous beloved is an ordinary person who worries, watches TV, and has bouts of indigestion.
Children must be protected not because they are innocent but because they are powerless.