Biography
"Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed."
"Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty."
"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are."
"Lonely people keep up a ceaseless flow of commentary on themselves."
"Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit."
"Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets."
"In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth."
"Scepticism is always a back road leading to some credo or other."
"I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest."
"The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree."
"Timidity keeps me safe and sad in a narrow room."
"Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids."
"Reality is the name we give to our disappointments."
"When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye."
"To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little."
"People may show jealousy, but hide their envy."
"Don’t milk the cow too hard. She will kick you."
"Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it."
"Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?"
"The wisdom of age: don't stop walking."
"Old age: I fall asleep during the funerals of my friends."
"Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera."
"Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth."
"The lonely become either thoughtful or empty."
"Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame."