Thou shalt not, it is said, make unto thee any graven image of God. The same commandment should apply when God is taken to mean the living part of every human being, the part that cannot be grasped. It is a sin that, however much it is committed against us, we almost continually commit ourselves--Except when we love.

Dignity: the doomed man's final refuge.

You can put anything into words, except your own life.

The point is to show who is the cross and who the crucified.

A joke is a good camouflage. Next best comes sentiment... But the best camouflage of all - in my opinion - is the plain and simple truth. Because nobody ever believes it.

Strictly speaking, every citizen above a certain level of income is guilty of some offense.

When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh?