F. Scott Fitzgerald thought that prolonging his adolescence would protect his talent.
The beloved is the ultimate fetish.
Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.
Saying "I feel guilty" is a mere form of words. Saying "I feel ashamed" is not.
Beware of wallflowers. They expect to have everything done for them.
The irrational may be attractive in the abstract, but not in cab drives, dinner guests, or elderly relatives.