Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.

My mind is led astray by every faint rustle.

Irony regards every simple truth as a challenge.

When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.

Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.