“Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue”
“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.”
“Lord, lord, the snobbery of the English!”
“Despair ... is the only cure for illusion. Without despair we cannot transfer our allegiance to reality - it's a kind of mourning period for our fantasies. Some people do not survive this despair, but no major change within a person can occur without it.”
“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery”