You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so...

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so...

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.

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 of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

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

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...

Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never...

Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never...

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...

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...

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship formed. As in filling a vessel drop...

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship formed. As in filling a vessel drop...

Friendship has its illusions no less than love.

Friendship has its illusions no less than love.

To act the part of a true friend requires more conscientious feeling than to fill...

To act the part of a true friend requires more conscientious feeling than to fill...