The lover as baby is a less troubling idea than the baby as lover.

In new situations, I look carefully at appearances. In familiar ones, I glance.

Saying "I feel guilty" is a mere form of words. Saying "I feel ashamed" is not.

Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.

Do as you like--if you know what it is.

My father was a patriarch inside a matriarchy, but never knew it.

Indifference creates an artificial peace.