It is of the essence of imaginative culture that it transcends the limits both of the naturally possible and of the morally acceptable. – Northrop Frye
I am thankful that geniuses and artists and good people, no matter how hard it is, will eventually be recognized. I am doubly thankful that also goes for idiots. – Elayne Boosler
One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well. – Louis Kronenberger, Company Manners, 1954
