“Western civilization was declining too fast for comfort, but too slowly to be very exciting.”
“Talk with a comfortable tempo - too fast sounds nervous and you might lose the audience, too slow can come across as dull-witted.”
“Osbert was the only one who didn't seem suspicious. He was so interested in the Decline of Western Civilization that he missed the version of it taking place under his nose.”
“Things were going very fast now. Too fast to suit him. Fantasy and reality had merged.”
“Things are more exciting when one unveils them bit by bit. One looses interest fast when they’re too easy.”
“The first sign on a declining civilization is a decline in the arts.”