I am no longer in love, but I still have my jealousy.
Avid readers are enchanted by meaning, which is available chiefly in books.
Good books do not make people wiser or happier--only more conscious.
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past.
Complainers detest each other.
Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.