Small faults and virtues are for daily life. The big ones are for emergencies.

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

Unlike the actual, the fictional explains itself.

Art chooses its constraints.

When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.

Listening to people keeps them entertained.

Thoughts can be revised. Deeds cannot.