Creativity is not a substitute for competence.
Loving, not the beloved, is the joy of love. The beloved, knowing this, most resolutely declines to be grateful.
The beloved is the ultimate fetish.
What I eat turns into my body. What I read turns into my mind.
A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings.
Curiosity is an asset mostly frittered away.