You Normally Have To Be Bashed About

Cynics Are - Beneath It All - Only Idealists With Awkwardly High Standards.

Unnatural To Expect That Learning To Be Happy Should Be Any Easier Than, Say, Learning To Play The Violin Or Require Any Less Practice.

What Am I Supposed To Do Here? What Am I Supposed To Think?

The Longing For A Destiny Is No Nowhere Stronger Than In Our Romantic Life. All Too Often Forced To Share Our Bed With Those Who Cannot Fathom Our Soul, Can We Not Be Forgiven If We Believe Ourselves Fated To Stumble One Day Upon The Man Or Woman Of Our Dreams.

Reputation Matters So Much Only Because People So Seldom Think For Themselves.