Lovers do all the talking and writing. What are the Beloveds thinking?

The language of pornography is abusive, that of romance adoring. Both are addressed to a fetish.

Life is the risk we cannot refuse.

The madness of love can always be suspended--to cook dinner or catch a plane, for instance.

The aphorist is a hit and run artist.

When love and adventure are finished, it's nice to have getting and spending to fall back on.

Revenge is sweet but not nourishing.