Many think that assigning blame settles matters.
Guilt stirs me, but only to self-pity.
Sensuality takes planning and work.
To avoid eye contact, kiss.
Self-inflicted misery smirks under its crown of thorns.
Unhappiness is too common to call for special measures.
As soon as I hear of a right, I want it.
A quick smile is more seductive than a slinky dress.
Stupidity is a fact of life, but unmentionable. The new Prudery.
Tales of adultery are much improved by period costumes.
Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.
Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.
Asceticism without religion is just another way of cultivating peculiar sensations.
Dieting is our last tie with asceticism.
Chastity is now treated as a sexual problem.
Cynicism has its own zealots.
Being enthusiastic settles nothing.
Amateurs believe their enthusiasm will suffice.
The sorrow of not being movie stars overwhelms millions.
Conscience is the moralized form of self-absorption.