Intuition is often mistaken, but not altogether.

To Jane Austen, every fool is a treasure trove.

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

My secrets are petty but humiliating.

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.

Duty is whatever opposes inclination.

Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.