Men really prefer reasonably attractive women; they go after the sensational ones to impress other men.
Women polish the silver and water the plants and wait to be really needed.
Failure can get to be a rather comfortable old friend.
Confession is good for the conscience, but it usually bypasses the soul.
Theatre audiences can't be made to think and cry: at best, they can be made to think and laugh, or to feel and cry.
There's nothing wrong with most men's egos that the kowtowing of a headwaiter can't cure.