In Love, Self-love Is Always At Risk.

Matter-of-fact Descriptions Make The Improbable Seem Real.

Snarls And Sobs Show That A Love Affair Is Getting Serious.

Posterity--the Forlorn Child Of Nineteenth Century Optimism--grows Ever Harder To Conceive.

Gossip Is Dying Out Because Fewer And Fewer People Care To Talk About Anything Besides Themselves.

Stutters And Snorts Are Meaningful But Not Usually Referential.