But they made me realize more than I ever had the rarity of true originality$$$ and also the sort of alienation it might involve.

Once: Enough

Clarinet n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments worse than a clarinet — two clarinets.

Christian: One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

Infidel: In New York$$$ one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople$$$ one who does.

The bibliophile is the master of his books$$$ the bibliomaniac their slave.

Well married$$$ a man is winged. Ill-matched$$$ he is shackled.

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven$$$ it is the beating of a loving heart

The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool$$$ but enjoy it.

The century's getting old and stale; it needs new tribes.