Andre Dubus

Dancing is silent poetry. (Simonides)

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. (Ian L. Fleming)

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance (Oscar Wilde)

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

The difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’ is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was ‘involved’ – the pig was ‘committed’. (unknown)

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. (James Branch Cabell)