Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?
Children would die of terror if they knew the folly and ignorance of their caretakers.
The beloved is the ultimate fetish.
Sincerity guarantees nothing but itself.
Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports.
In love, we worry more about the meaning of silences than the meaning of words.