Jews and Gypsies were well-nigh the only Diasporas in 19th century Europe. Now go to London, it is a collection of Diasporas.

Freedom without security portends chaos, perpetual anxiety and fear.

When opting out from partnership is so easy, every minor disagreement is perceived as a major catastrophe and irreparable disaster.

Ideally, nothing should be embraced by a consumer firmly, nothing should command a commitment till death do us part, no needs should be seen as fully satisfied, no desires considered ultimate. There ought to be a proviso 'until further notice' attached to any oath of loyalty and any commitment. It is but the volatility, the in-built temporality of all engagements that truly counts; it counts more than the commitment itself, which is anyway not allowed to outlast the time necessary for consuming the object of desire (or, rather, the time sufficient for the desirability of that object to wane).

You cannot have a cake and eat it too. Either you eat it, or you have it.

Most young people today prefer just to move in together and stay together as long, but no longer, as satisfaction lasts.

We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion.