In art, a dress is never just a dress; nor in life either.
The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.
A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.
The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind.
Profusion gives pleasure up to a point; then we become squeamish.
Weakness is a better teacher than strength. Weakness must learn to understand the obstacles that strength brushes aside.