In youth we are plagued by desire; in later years, by the desire to feel desire.
A hypochondriac is one who has a pill for everything except what ails him.
If you hate your lot but wouldn't trade it, it's not your lot you hate.
Confession is good for the conscience, but it usually bypasses the soul.
Don't be yourself - be someone a little nicer.
Love is often gentle, desire always a rage.