Once I find the right maxim to apply, I feel that I have done all that can be expected of me.

Always clamping down on excitement is not self-control but fear.

All history and art are against us, but we still expect happiness in love.

Promiscuity turns sex into a sport, like arm-wrestling.

Originality finds the unexpected but inevitable next step.

I will not tolerate your faults. They are of no use to me.

I am forbidden sugar, fat, and alcohol. So hooray, I guess, for oatmeal, lemon juice, and chicken soup.