A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

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In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And...

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And...

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art...

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art...

A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves...

A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves...

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by...

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by...

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad...

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad...

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always...

Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always...

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around...

In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around...

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may...

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may...

Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in...

Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the...

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the...

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths...

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths...

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor...

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor...

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other...

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other...