There is great security in the prisons we create for ourselves. – Stephen G. Scalese, The Whisper in Your Heart

[E]very donkey who ever peered at himself in the water of the stream he was crossing has enjoyed the sight and been sure he was a handsome horse. – Gustave Flaubert, letter to Louise Colet, 1846 October 7th, translated by Franci

A criminal becomes a popular figure because he unburdens in no small degree the consciences of his fellow man, for now they know once more where evil is to be found. – Carl G. Jung

Every man has a mob self and an individual self, in varying proportions. – D.H. Lawrence, Pornography and Obscenity