At eighty things do not occur; they recur.

“History nowadays is not a matter of conviction.It’s a performance. It’s enterta…”

“Proust's is a long book, though, water- skiing permitting, you could get throug…”

“Marriage is supposed to be a partnership. Good-looking people marry good-lookin…”

“[...] But then books, as I'm sure you know, seldom prompt a course of actions. …”