One great function of the arts is to keep ideals alive in a culture that does not yet realize them.
Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up IdealistsLove is trench warfare. So stand aside, and let me keep digging.
My love can only occupy one person at a timeHere is a greedy man who keeps to himself The beautiful pears ripe in his garden.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches