I have done what people do, my life makes a reasonable showing. Can I go back to my books now?

“Among some tossed-out books of my daughter's which I rescued...was one too awfu…”

“Parables, yes. We here are to lead life with woe. Tasting bitter.”

“The stillness and stasis of bed are the perfect opposite of travel: inertia is …”

“How are we to spend our lives, anyway? That is the real question. We read to se…”