My father liked to moralize, and so do I. But he was in earnest, while I am embarrassed and pretend that I am merely being witty.

Reason argues the case, but fact may determine the judgment.

Every book teaches a lesson, even if the lesson is only that one has chosen the wrong book.

Clouds of flavors and savors float around the thing-in-itself.

A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.

Unlike art and sex, money always arouses interest.

Elegance thrives on exclusion.