Thought maps existence; fantasy colors it.
Beware of wallflowers. They expect to have everything done for them.
Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.
Sentimentality is the respect the cold-hearted pay to feeling.
Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully
Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future.