Realism absorbs the ideal by adding a few small imperfections. Example: it paints a few specks of mud on the white gown of the Lady in the Garden.
Minds will wander even during the Last Judgment.
Old men feel a slightly reluctant affection for one another.
Thrift is an attractive idea until you get down to specifics.
I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.
Laughter scares off lust.