The poor live slow and hard; the rich, fast and easy. The rest of us shuffle along as we may.

Critics are more committed to the rules of art than artists are.

Malice is always authentic and sincere.

Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.

Only the broken-hearted know the truth about love.

If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves.

The pointless ferocities of intellectual life shock businessmen, who kill only to eat.