Wit saves us from being swallowed whole by life.
Abyss-mongering makes professors and poets feel daring.
Austerity causes constipation; excess, diarrhea.
Promiscuity is like never reading past the first page. Monogamy is like reading the same book over and over.
Comedy is hostile to profundity, and brings everything to the surface.
The transcendental promises a vacation from history.