If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place.
Thoughts are odd misfires.
I like to get to bed with a clear head.
You can't cure a chipped plate. All you can do is live with it or throw it out.
We create our own worlds. We destroy our own worlds. It is that simple.
In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case.