The writer's duty is to tell the truth, even when it is uncomfortable.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.