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

Minds will wander even during the Last Judgment.

The depressed fall back exhausted from every undertaking.

Show enough regret, and your refusal will inspire gratitude.

When love ends, the beloved is no longer standing on a pedestal, but in a hole.

Cynicism often draws correct conclusions, but nobody could live by its lights.

More are weakened than strengthened by their troubles.