Cheap thrill: moral outrage revels in its own innocence and in the guilt of the wicked Others.

Complainers detest each other.

Intelligence makes sincerity difficult.

Stated clearly enough, an idea may cancel itself out.

Lovers remain in the dark, working hard to keep out daylight.

Whether I give to a beggar or not, his existence puts me in the wrong.

Some marriages depend on domestic arguments the way the courts depend on litigation.