Robert Frost: plain, strong, simple, and mean.
The mind scolds the heart, which makes excuses and goes its own way.
Curiosity engenders both science and scandal.
Your need to talk does not create in me a need to listen.
The Ancient Mariner seizes the guest at the wedding feast and will not let go until he has told all his story: the prototype of the bore.
Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports.