No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself. The Winter of Our Discontent
My story isn’t pleasant, it’s not sweet and harmonious like the invented stories; it tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves. Demian
Someone who's on top of the world isn't much of an observer: happy people are poor psychologists. But someone who's troubled about something is on the alert. The perceived threat sharpens his senses - he takes in more than he usually does. The Post Office Girl
There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it. Mark Twain's Notebook
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