The lot of the bride
to be wed before bed
desired until rotten.
The lot of the author
to be read before bed
admired then forgotten.

May a man live well-, and long-enough, to leave many joyful widows behind him.

Be there a picnic for the devil,
an orgy for the satyr,
and a wedding for the bride.

Favoring 'resolution' the way we do, it is hard for us men to write great love stories. Why?, because we want to tell too much. We aren’t satisfied unless at the end of the story the characters are lying there, panting.

I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.

I was glad to be made aware
that “Veimke” (jeune fille au pair),
is subject to natural law,
and can be made fat,
by such things as poor diet,
and alcohol.