Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy.
The Media: bold sex and violence, timid politics and morals.
Sentimentality is the respect the cold-hearted pay to feeling.
Failure makes us envious. Success makes us greedy.
The aphorism: a platitude that swerves, or slides all the way around.
Either offer me something I really like, or stop trying to tempt me.