Being cultured is the least expensive form of respectability.
Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.
Victorian sorrow: the stars are winking in the sky, but not for us.
The morose one refuses to smile even when he has just had his teeth cleaned.
Cynicism formulates issues clearly, but only to dismiss them.
A small boy puts his hand on the wall, and looks down intently as he wriggles his toes. The birth of thought?