Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.
Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.
When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.
Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.
You never know how something will work out until you go for it.
—Shana Norris in The Boyfriend Thief
The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.