A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.
House ordering is my prayer, and when I have finished, my prayer is answered. Irony in writing is a technique for increasing reader self-approval. It's better to learn to say good-by early than late. I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt. People just don't think of writing seriously.