Back at his chair he cannot remember what he was reading. He feels the books beside him to find the one that is warm.
Nothing makes us more vulnerable than loneliness except greed.
When you feel strain, keep your mouth shut if you can.
I would not have had that happen to you. Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me.
The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval.
Because it's his bad luck to be the best.