Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.
I'm being treated like a sex object, cried the lady. No matter. I will take care of it, said Time soothingly.
Worry is not thought; complaining is not action.
My nostalgia is for the impossible.
If I play hard to get, soon the phone stops ringing altogether.
Our troubles keep us going.