Sexual attraction keeps throwing self-interest off course.
In love, we worry more about the meaning of silences than the meaning of words.
The bathroom scale knows nothing of extenuating circumstances.
Curiosity makes loneliness.
In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.