Power Makes Gods. Virtue Makes Martyrs.

Abyss-mongering Makes Professors And Poets Feel Daring.

Rescue Someone Unwilling To Look After Himself, And He Will Cling To You Like A Dangerous Illness.

Satire Is Born Of The Cities It Denounces.

It Is Hard To Tell Truth, And Hard Not To.

Habit Keeps My Life Going, With Occasional Pushes From Desire.