Our troubles keep us going.
Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments.
The beginning, middle, and end are parodied, reversed, and hidden by modernism, but not abandoned.
Self-congratulation pleases only the speaker.
A beautiful woman peers out her window, as full of envy as the harridan who peers up at her from the street.
Habit keeps my life going, with occasional pushes from desire.