It was long since I had longed for anything and the effect on me was horrible.

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?

Yes, I dont know why, but I have never been disappointed, and I often was in the early days, without feeling at the same time, or a moment later, an undeniable relief.

My mistakes are my life.

The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.

I don't know why I told this story. I could just as well have told another. Perhaps some other time I'll be able to tell another. Living souls, you will see how alike they are.

[T]he syndrome known as life is too diffuse to admit of palliation. For every symptom that is eased, another is made worse. The horse leech's daughter is a closed system. Her quantum of wantum cannot vary.