Arrogance rides triumphantly through the gates, barely glancing at the old woman about to cut the rope and spring shut the trap.

Cynicism formulates issues clearly, but only to dismiss them.

The telephone gives us the happiness of being together yet safely apart.

Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.

Conscience is the moralized form of self-absorption.

Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera.

Fluency avoids hard thoughts.