King Kong, Count Dracula, and the Phantom of the Opera are just looking for love, like the rest of us.
When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.
If "there is no harm in asking," why guilt and fear when we do so?
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time
Realism: the wealth of detail guarantees the truth of the tale.
The magic of procedure: do this after that and thus before so; then your wish will be granted.