Babies and the old are permitted self-absorption. In between, it provokes resentment.
A neurotic can neither enjoy his illusions nor give them up.
Even in rapture, part of the mind watches.
Inevitably, almost everything we say is either quotation or paraphrase.
Lovers never want to say "I love you" at the same moment. Hence all the love stories.
Antagonistic cooperation is the principle of all markets and many marriages.