Life Is A Game Of Piquet Played

A Cultivated Style Would Be Like A Mask. Everybody Knows It's A Mask, And Sooner Or Later You Must Show Yourself -- Or At Least, You Show Yourself As Someone Who Could Not Afford To Show Himself, And So Created Something To Hide Behind. You Do Not Create A Style. You Work, And Develop Yourself; Your Style Is An Emanation From Your Own Being.

There Are Only A Few Bits Of Absolute Knowledge In The World, People Can Learn Only One Or Two Fundamental Facts About Each Other, The Rest Is Decoration And Prejudice.

I Can Pray Better When I'm Comfortable.

The Real Sin Against Life Is To Abuse And Destroy Beauty, Even One's Own.

But The Great Leveler, Death: Not Even The Gods Can Defend A Man, Not Even One They Love, That Day When Fate Takes Hold And Lays Him Out At Last.