Some pious men may find this truth unorthodox and bitter: But Nature, Chance, and Time ensure survival of the fitter!

I would confront the thieves, I thought, and the self-evident justice of my case would cause them to crumble before me. I don't know why I expected such extravagant results from the application of mere justice. That kind of calculation is seldom borne out by worldly events.

I suppose the pursuit of fashion has always carried a price, monetary or otherwise.

To capture the pawn, threaten the queen.

I understand so very little. But I am not afraid to look: I am a good observer at last. My eyes are open, and I am not afraid.

The world is what it is and won't be bargained with.

There's no point living if you can't, at least occasionally, live.