the old ploy of the powerful: never refuse when you can confuse. Distraction and delay are always better than obstruction.
the true and the plausible are rarely the same.
Money is an acquired taste. But, once acquired, it becomes an addiction.
That's the worst thing about money - the moment you have some you begin to suspect everyone of trying to take it away from you. And usually they are.
Were modern cities only beautiful after darkness hid everything but their lights?
Falling in love is like religious conversion. It goes on for a long time below the threshold before it reaches consciousness.