Secrets die when kept or revealed. They live by being faintly and uncertainly repeated.
The children of childish parents age quickly.
The lover as baby is a less troubling idea than the baby as lover.
Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.
My mother's mild-eyed sadness looks at me from the eyes of those I love.
A Museum of fetishes would give special attention to the history of underwear.