And yet Alan had behaved like a child, and (what is worse) a treacherous child.

“It is one of the worst things of sentiment that the voice grows to be more impo…”

“Now, Bill, sit where you are," said the beggar. "If I can't see, I can hear a f…”

“Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.”

“¿Acaso hay algo en la vida que decepcione tanto como lograr lo que se quiere?”