All men contain several men inside them, and most of us bounce from one self to another without ever knowing who we are.

but even the facts do not always tell the truth

But lost chances are as much a part of life as chances taken, and a story cannot dwell on what might have been.

Money, of course, is never just money. It's always something else, and it's always something more, and it always has the last word.

Books demand more. You have to be a more active participant.

We construct a narrative for ourselves, and that's the thread that we follow from one day to the next. People who disintegrate as personalities are the ones who lose that thread.

There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.