To Jane Austen, Every Fool

Birth Dates And Bathroom Scales Tell More Truth Than I Want To Know.

Realism Absorbs The Ideal By Adding A Few Small Imperfections. Example: It Paints A Few Specks Of Mud On The White Gown Of The Lady In The Garden.

The Imaginary Audience For My Life Is Growing Small And Silent.

People May Show Jealousy, But Hide Their Envy.

Even Boredom Has Its Crises.