Every one, even the richest and most munificent of men, pays much by cheque more light-heartedly than he pays little in specie. – Max Beerbohm, “Hosts and Guests,” 1918
One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life. – Robert Bresson
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. – James Baldwin
