To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
- William M. Thackeray
To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.
- Jacques Derrida
To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.*
- George Santayana
*That last one describes my cat, Jasper, and most cats perfectly.
