A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection it feels good when you get one but you forget it the moment you're past it.
There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat...
There's no regret. You can't regret. I mean I've felt regret but I've also...
If anger proceeds from a great cause it turns to fury if from a small cause it is peevishness and so is always either terrible or ridiculous.