Carl Wagner

“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. ”
― Fran Lebowitz

“Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level”
― Gustave Flaubert, November

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

“Only a mediocre person is always at his best. ”
― W. Somerset Maugham