The extravagance of intellect outstrips the extravagance of desire.
Disappointment proves that expectations were mistaken.
Don Juan tries not to see the skeptical winks that greet his boasting.
I regret. I apologize. I blame myself. I continue as before.
A blunt statement can be as false as any other.
Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.