I Read Mostly Fiction, A Lot Of

I Read Mostly Fiction, A Lot Of 19th-century Novels.

I Imagined It. I Wrote It. But I Guess I Never Thought I'd See It.

We All Now Tell Stories By Cutting From One Dramatic Scene To The Next, Whereas Victorian Novelists Felt Free To Write Long Passages Of Undramatic Summary.

Knotty Theological Questions Are The Least Worrying Of Problems To Me. Why? Because They Will Be Resolved In The Hereafter, And Meanwhile They Can Be Safely Shelved.

We’re All Good When It Suits Us, He Used To Say: That Doesn’t Count. It’s When You Want So Badly To Do Something Wrong—when You’re About To Make A Fortune From A Dishonest Deal, Or Kiss The Lovely Lips Of Your Neighbor’s Wife, Or Tell A Lie To Get Yourself Out Of Terrible Trouble—that’s When You Need The Rules. Your Integrity Is Like A Sword, He Would Say: You Shouldn’t Wave It Until You’re About To Put It To The Test.