We only have one life to live, and must go on with it to the end, that if we feel it is meaningless, then we ourselves must give it meaning. Votes: 9
Istanbul ... the constant beating of the wave of the East against the rock of the West ... Votes: 9
Possibilities swung from the ropes of his life like charms on a watch chain, golden. Votes: 3
You don't have to be sincere yourself to recognize sincerity when you see it. Any more than you have to be insane to recognize insanity. Votes: 3
... danger was always at its most lethal when disguised as respectability. Votes: 0
impulses sometimes have logical roots and ought to be given in to. Votes: 0
Time does not act on memory to soften the edges, blur the details; if anything, it sharpens them. Emotions may lose their acid outlines, but not places and people, not if you wish to retain them. Votes: 0
martyrs are always uncomfortable people to live with. Votes: -1