Every perversion has survived many tests of its capabilities.
The time I kill is killing me.
Deconstruction: peering suspiciously at the text, I wait for it to make a slip and betray itself.
Beggars beg to get money, not to reproach the passerby.
Cheerfulness is a policy; happiness is a talent.
The supposed unhappiness of the rich is always a cheerful topic of conversation.