The guest who has escaped from the roof, will think twice before he comes back in by the door. The Two Towers
The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvellous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account can a monied man enter heaven. Ah! how cheerfully we consign ourselves to perdition! Moby Dick
The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer. The Picture of Dorian Gray
My life appeared to me as unnatural, uncertain and incredible as the design on the pencase I am using at this moment. It seems that a painter who has been possessed, perhaps a perfectionist, has painted the cover of this pencase. Often, when I look at this design, it seems familiar; perhaps it is because of this design that I write or perhaps this design makes me write. The Blind Owl
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