It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did I come into the world? Why was I not consulted? And If I am compelled to take part in it, Where is the director? I want to see him.

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid.