Fame Is A Powerful Aphrodisiac.

It Is The Storytellers Task To Elicit Sympathy And A Measure Of Understanding For Those Who Lie Outside The Boundaries Of State Approval.

Champagne, If You Are Seeking The Truth, Is Better Than A Lie Detector.

And When We Love Our Sin Then We Are Damned Indeed.

Grief And Disappointment Are Like Hate: They Make Men Ugly With Self-pity And Bitterness. And How Selfish They Make Us Too.

We Never Get Accustomed To Being Less Important To Other People Than They Are To Us.