The language of pornography is abusive, that of romance adoring. Both are addressed to a fetish.
You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.
As I review my life, I feel I must have missed the point, either then or now.
Civilization creates discontents; barbarism creates quick endings.
Always assume that a lucky hit will not be repeated.
When I am bored with myself, I try to find someone to listen to me.