The Aphorism Is A Slippery Plaything.

Thank God For The Passing Of The Discomforts And Vile Cuisine Of The Age Of Chivalry!

Every Literary Critic Believes He Will Outwit History And Have The Last Word.

Literary Criticism Now Is All Pranks And Polemics.

Under Attack, Sentiments Harden Into Dogma.

Self-deception Is Nature; Hypocrisy Is Art.