There's A Lot Of Pride Involved In

...the Endless Repetition Of An Ordinary Miracle.

I Don't Want To Be A Tree; I Want To Be Its Meaning.

In Fact, My Entire Childhood Consisted Of Looking At Photographs In Which The Viewer Sees The Ball Behind The Line, Looking Through The Goal Net, And The Poor Goalkeeper In Front Of The Net.

Nationalism Stems From Catastrophes, Whether They Are Caused By Earthquakes Or Lost Wars.

For The Traveler We See Leaning On His Neighbor Is An Honest And Well-meaning Man And Full Of Melancholy, Like Those Chekhov Characters So Laden With Virtues That They Never Know Success In Life.