Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

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Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

The price tag you put on yourself decides your worth. Underestimating yourself will cost you...

The price tag you put on yourself decides your worth. Underestimating yourself will cost you...