Saying "I love you" makes a demand, but creates no obligations.
By the time I have clarified a thought, I no longer want to think it.
If you should ever acknowledge my existence, I plan to snub you.
Often, when I want to consult my impulses, I cannot find them.
The aphorism offers a momentary sense of mastery over some confusion or unhappiness.
The Lady: a fluty voice, sensible shoes, a melancholy sense of living by rules few still remember.