Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
Thinking doesn't pay. Just makes you discontented with what you see around you.
Straining at gnats and swallowing camels is a required course in law schools.
Autobiography is usually honest but it is never truthful.
Peace is an extension of war by political means. Plenty of elbow-room is pleasanter -- and much safer.
Sex, whatever else it is, is an athletic skill. The more you practice, the more you can, the more you want to, the more you enjoy it, the less it tires you.