Logic and fact keep interfering with the easy flow of conversation.
Sulking is silent because speaking would reveal its folly.
Affection reproaches, but does not denounce.
Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.
Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.
Imprudence relies on luck, prudence on method. That gives prudence less edge than it expects.