When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them.
You like everyone; that is to say, you are indifferent to everyone.
It was a confession. Now that I have made it, something seems to have gone out of me. Perhaps one should never put one's worship into words.
I worshipped you too much. I am punished for it. You worshipped yourself too much. We are both punished.
I really can't exhibit it. I have put too much of myself into it.
— You told me you had destroyed it.
— I was wrong. It has destroyed me.
With an evening coat and a white tie... anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a reputation for being civilised.
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