Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: read more

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.

To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.

There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.

There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But read more

Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: "It's four o clock. At five I have my abyss... ".

Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.