“The Windowsill Over the Sink[...] begins to crowd around you with its clutter showing you that you can keep everything but promises.”

“Logs drowse in the pondDreaming of their heroesAlligator and crocodile”

“Looking can make you want. Wanting can get you thinking. If you want them to stop thinking, just give them what they want.”

“An ordinary man can enjoy breakfasting on juice and rye bread.But when you are underfed, scorned, miserable or just plain bored, you don’t want to eat dull wholesome food.You want something a little more colourful, exciting, tastier, meatier and juicier.”

“I'm not certain that I understand all I know about that.”

“Even if you are sinking,, look at the hand extended to rescue you,, if you have to accept it any way,, don't -at least- promise it you will stay together forever,, that after you regain your safety on the shore, you will be obliged to keep your stupid promise.”

“I soon discovered that if you keep your mouth shut, people are apt to believe you know everything, and they begin to feel freer and freer to tell you anything, anxious to show that they know something, too.”