In the game of love, the losers are more celebrated than the winners.

Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments.

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

Truth is a necessary phantom.

History goes out of control almost as often as nature does.

Human nature is a scoundrel's favorite explanation.

Reversing a proposition rearranges its terms, but still keeps out new terms.