Most of us do not use speech to express thought. We use it to express feelings.
Trauma reflected upon in tranquility can produce morally stunning insights - literary light! It can also produce maudlin rubbish.
Films tend to argue in favor of whatever they show.
Writing, as I experience it, means wringing out the heart/mind until it stops lying.
sex is like sandwiches, there has to be something in between.
We do what we can. The results are none of our business.