Happiness ain't a thing in itself --- it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. That's all it is.

人类的灵魂需要的实际的美比面包更多。

每个侦探都背负着自己的黑暗。

We are communal histories, communal books. We are not owned or monogamous in our taste or experience.

The poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of? Losing weight and looking like the poor.