The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

Personally I am in favour of education but a university is not the place for it.

The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority.

I really enjoy working on adaptations.

Having translated two plays by Chekhov, and not speaking Russian myself - I cannot say one sentence. This may shock people... However, I am not shocked, as it is not hard to find out what the words mean.

My mind gets into a verbal mode.

What a fine persecution—to be kept intrigued without ever quite being enlightened.