Striving toward a goal puts a more pleasing construction on our advance toward death.
People often are unsure whether or not they are in love, but they generally know whether or not they are having sex.
The realism of failure, the romance of success.
The egg is the symbol of perfection. Do you want an egg?
Revenge is sweet but not nourishing.
Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?