With the truth so dull and depressing$$$ the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.

Weird behavior is natural in smart children$$$ like curiosity is to a kitten.

It is not theft$$$ properly speaking$$$ to take secretly and use another's property in a case of extreme need: because that which he takes for the support of his life becomes his own property by reason of that need.

Love follows knowledge.

Obedience unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him$$$ so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking$$$ even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.

For years I felt that being respectable meant maintaining a sinister complacency$$$ and the disreputable freedom I sought helped make me a writer.

All travel is circular. I had been jerked through Asia$$$ making a parabola on one of the planet's hemispheres. After all$$$ the grand tour is just the inspired man's way of heading home.

He was serene$$$ fulfilled$$$ the real thing$$$ the person no one wants to hear about$$$ a happy man.

Plan your work for today and every day$$$ then work your plan

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds$$$ and I very rarely change it.