To Confer Dignity, Forgive. To Express Contempt,

Habit Keeps My Life Going, With Occasional Pushes From Desire.

Full Of Troubles, The Mind Is Still The Only Garden Of Delight.

The Same Old Thing--even If It's Champagne--is Still The Same Old Thing.

Literature Gives Us A Memory Of Lives We Did Not Lead.

Lies And Promises Are Necessary But Not Sufficient.