Tiberius

Chadwick Tyler

If one was not a winner one was a victim, and there seemed to be no way to change that. No pretence was of any avail. It was not a question of looking or acting like a winner - that could always be managed, although no one was taken in by it - it was a matter of conviction, of feeling like one, of knowing you belonged to the caste, of recognizing and being sure of your genius. He paid, got up, and went out into the rain

Paul Bowles