After a moment of shrinking back, we domesticate the grotesque.
Natural Man, in our current version, is a disgruntled adolescent.
Every life has a love story, even though the beloved may be imaginary, or a cat.
Popular culture is seductive; high culture is imperious.
Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen.
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits.