The aphorism: a platitude that swerves, or slides all the way around.
I am plain-speaking out of both sides of my mouth.
The ugly can achieve an absoluteness beyond the reach of beauty.
Indifference creates an artificial peace.
When my beloved arrives, I yawn. When my beloved departs, I weep.
Every book teaches a lesson, even if the lesson is only that one has chosen the wrong book.