Even in the midst of love-making, writers are working on the description.
The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.
The ugly can achieve an absoluteness beyond the reach of beauty.
An illicit love affair seems sweetly old-fashioned in the age of one night stands and orgies.
What I eat turns into my body. What I read turns into my mind.
The desire to perform impedes conversation.