A people that grows accustomed to sloppy writing is a people in process of losing grip on its empire and on itself.
It is difficult to write a paradiso when all the superficial indications are that you ought to write an apocalypse.
Speak against unconscious oppression$$$ speak against the tyranny of the unimaginative$$$ speak against bonds.
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded
A theory that explains everything$$$ explains nothing.
A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.
I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.
Some people will never learn anything$$$ for this reason$$$ because they understand everything too soon.
Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us$$$ consult with us$$$ and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.