The force of truth that a statement imparts, then, its prominence among the hordes of recorded observations that I may read more

The force of truth that a statement imparts, then, its prominence among the hordes of recorded observations that I may optionally apply to my own life, depends, in addition to the sense that it is argumentatively defensible, on the sense that someone like me, and someone I like, whose voice is audible and who is at least notionally in the same room with me, does or can possibly hold it to be compellingly true.

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to read more

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.

The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence.

The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

An isolated outbreak of virginity is a rash on the face of society. It arouses only pity from the married, read more

An isolated outbreak of virginity is a rash on the face of society. It arouses only pity from the married, and embarrassment from the single.

Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.

Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle.

Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle.