Old men feel a slightly reluctant affection for one another.
Eagerness to please attracts bullies and bores.
I reject all evidence that my fabulous beloved is an ordinary person who worries, watches TV, and has bouts of indigestion.
The worship of Mammon may be vulgar or immoral, but it persists while other religions falter and disappear.
As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay.
Sex and writing live on playful cruelties.