- ars longa, vita brevis -

- occasionally principles are more valuable than people
- offer very little information about yourself
- often you should act like you are sexless
- old friends are better left in the past
- opacity is an irresistible challenge
- pain can be a very positive thing
- people are boring unless they are extremists
- people are nuts if they think they are important
- people are responsible for what they do unless they are insane
- people who don't work with their hands are parasites