Sometimes a person who is utterly devoid of charm will try to create a good impression by using very elegant language; yet he only succeeds in being ridiculous.

Something may have been lost in translation$$$ but it certainly wasn't love.

A new group$$$ flexitarians$$$ who eat meat if not too many people are watching.

I'd always thought that I understood this$$$ but lately I realize that what I call "understanding" is basically just fantasizing.

Most people would have found it grotesque$$$ but when you're in love nothing is so abstract or horrible that it can't be thought of as cute.

Like all of my friends$$$ she's a lousy judge of character.

O heavenly Father$$$ protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace.

Think it a vile habit to alter works of good composers$$$ to omit parts of them$$$ or to insert new-fashioned ornaments. This is the greatest insult you can offer to Art.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Other people's heads are too wretched a place for true happiness to have its seat.