Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.
Peter De Vries – Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
God’s Omnipotence Paradox
It is the final proof of God’s omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
Peter De Vries – Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
Sermon’s Perfect Length
A good sermon should be like a woman’s skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the essentials.
Peter De Vries – Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
Opportunity’s Disguise
The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work.
Peter De Vries – Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
Temptation’s Allure
Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.
Peter De Vries – Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
Perfection’s Double Edge
Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.
Peter De Vries – Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
Ideas vs Commitment
It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
Randall Jarrell – Pictures from an Institution
Poet’s Rare Brilliance
A good poet is someone who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.
Randall Jarrell – Pictures from an Institution
Intimacy’s Endless Topics
People who have no secrets from each other never want for subject matter.
Randall Jarrell – Pictures from an Institution
The Void of Promises
You can’t break an empty promise.
Randall Jarrell – Pictures from an Institution