Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.
Cheap thrill: moral outrage revels in its own innocence and in the guilt of the wicked Others.
Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments.
The poor live slow and hard; the rich, fast and easy. The rest of us shuffle along as we may.
I trust you because I need you.
Originality finds the unexpected but inevitable next step.