When a modest man praises himself, people listen.
After I have said what is required by my vanity and my morality, I may find a moment for Truth.
Lust and greed are more gullible than innocence.
Even a cow creates ambiguous signifiers. The moo of mystery.
Cure for an obsession: get another one.
Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.