The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.