To be thoroughly modern, an aphorism should trail off vaguely rather than coming to a point.
Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.
Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope.
The real reality is always just around the corner.
The chair as ideas fits only the bottom as idea.
In comedy, the witty style wins out over every mishap of the plot.