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My thought has been shaped by books; my desires by pictures.

My thought has been shaped by books; my desires by pictures.

Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.

Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?

I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.

The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.

The novel avoids the sublime and seeks out the interesting.

If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves.

Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.

Minds will wander even during the Last Judgment.

A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.

The only peace is being out of earshot.

Rage is exciting, but leaves me confused and exhausted.

Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder.

Kafka: cries of helplessness in twenty powerful volumes.

Documents create a paper reality we call proof.

Moo may represent an idea, but only the cow knows.

Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.

Love begins with an image; lust with a sensation.

City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.