The pointless ferocities of intellectual life shock businessmen, who kill only to eat.
Pain pays no attention to moans or excuses.
The lover as baby is a less troubling idea than the baby as lover.
Blonds look angelic, but can (oh, happy!) be fleshy as well.
Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners.