Wallace Stevens: the Platonist celebrates endless change, but with regret.
Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.
Truth-telling frightens me. Lying confuses me.
Fearful of sentimentality, I disown my tears and melting heart.
It is hard to speak of sex without being clinical, brutal, or romantic.
Victory brings obliviousness; defeat, attentiveness.