There are two points to remember about the use of aphorisms: If they are in the author’s voice, the point of view has to be either the third-person or the omniscient author’s point of view, not the first-person point of view of a character. If they are in a character’s dialogue, as in the case of Louie, you had better be sure the character you’ve created is the kind who could and would spout aphorisms on occasion.
