Realism: the wealth of detail guarantees the truth of the tale.
Boredom is the only sure cure for neurosis.
Pride sings and dances; humility sighs.
Placing the extraordinary at the center of the ordinary, as realism does, is a great comfort to us stay-at-homes.
Malice is always authentic and sincere.
Mortality: not acquittal but a series of postponements is what we hope for.