The Aphorism: A Platitude That Swerves, Or

Good Books Do Not Make People Wiser Or Happier--only More Conscious.

Vulgarity Is Innocent; Urbanity Is Not.

In Middle Age, I Practiced Feeling Old, But The Real Thing Has Been A Rude Surprise.

After Voltaire: Envy Is Chained To The Portico Of The Temple Of Glory And Can Neither Enter Nor Leave.

If The Current Is Right, One Can Drift To Success.