In New York, pretending to be above the struggle means no seat on the bus and a table next to the kitchen.

Truth can remain silent. Lies must be spoken.

Nothing is more cheerful than talking about our friends' shortcomings.

I am invigorated by work, wasted by pleasure.

Sex is not imaginary, but it is not quite real either.

In the museums, everything is in quotation marks.

Eccentricity is originality that leads nowhere.