Beauty Is Lyrical. Ugliness Is Elegiac.

I Am Most Drawn To Writing When I Have Something Else Urgent To Do.

Always Clamping Down On Excitement Is Not Self-control But Fear.

The Supposed Unhappiness Of The Rich Is Always A Cheerful Topic Of Conversation.

The Public Is A Hibernating Bear, Hard To Awaken And Fond Of Honey.

The Unknowable Creates The Greatest Controversies.