Understanding Replaces Imaginary Fears With Real Ones.

Authority Is Conferred By Position, Not Character.

My Taking A Seat On The Council Of The Fathers Caused A Desperate Fluttering Among My Ghosts.

Hatred Of The Mother Is Familiar, But The Mother's Hatred Still Comes As A Surprise.

Vicarious Living Is Only Slightly Less Impossible Than Vicarious Eating.

I Am Easy-going Right Up To The Borders Of My Self-interest.