You’re cute when you're mad." He caressed my bottom lip with the pad of his thumb. I huffed in exasperation. "Is that why you make me mad all the time?

I have a mouth for kisses / No one to give or to take / I have a heart in my bosom / Beating for nobody's sake.

It was odd but I couldn't jump the chasm of missing evidence to the conclusion Todd was making.

Does my soul sufferWhen my body breaks downWhen I feel mortalWhen my body is weakDoes the soul rejoiceThe end is near

Ascetic: one who makes a necessity of virtue.

A philosopher might find the general work unsophisticated, and scientists are often bemused by esoteric talk of zombies, supervenience, and possible worlds.

The smallest amount of vanity is fatal in aeroplane fighting. Selfdistrust rather is the quality to which many a pilot owes his protracted existence.

After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent.

Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence - not detachment and objectivity.

It is a curse, being blessed with so much to offer.

I am the emperor of Germany, but you are the emperor of chefs.