For some time now the impression has been growing upon me that everyone is dead. It happens when I speak to people. In the middle of a sentence it will come over me: yes, beyond a doubt this is death. There is little to do but groan and make an excuse and slip away as quickly as one can.

Ignorance, if recognized, is often more fruitful than the appearance of knowledge.

It makes people nervous for one to step out of one's role.

Losing hope is not so bad. There's something worse: losing hope and hiding it from yourself.

We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their face away.

Have you noticed that only in time of illness or disaster or death are people real?

A good title should be like a good metaphor. It should intrigue without being too baffling or too obvious.