I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him. – Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, 1911
The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child. – Jonathan Carroll
