Insecurity is not just a state of mind.
Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.
Laughing at our friends, we avenge the disappointment they have caused.
The nonsense that charms is close to sense.
The irrational may be attractive in the abstract, but not in cab drives, dinner guests, or elderly relatives.
The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.