Corinne told us that revolution was brewing in the hills to the north, under the leadership of a man named Miranda, who with absurd inevitability had styled himself El Supremo.
Sometimes I think I must have a Guardian Idiot. A little invisible spirit just behind my shoulder, looking out for me...only he's an imbecile.
Sexual intercourse vests no property rights.
Shared joy is increased;Shared pain is lessened.
Am I finally addressing a sentient being?
Now that I finally have the time for it, this web surfing stuff turns out to be as interesting and fun and addictive as you've all been telling me. Zipping from link to link, chasing an idea across th...
Honesty is hard work.
Anger is always fear in disguise
We did make use, from time to time, of candles, neckties, scarves, shoelaces, a little water-color paintbrush, her hairbrush, butter, whipped cream, strawberry jam, Johnson’s Baby Oil, my Swedish hand...
I know good design when I fail to trip over it.
Книги се пишат по най-шашави причини. Някои са написани, за да изплатят ипотека, други — за да спасят света, а трети — просто от нямане какво да се прави. Един от любимите ми анекдоти е за писателя, д...
Una volta dissi a un tale che non c'è niente d'impossibile. E lui mi chiese se ero capace di passare da una porta girevole con gli sci ai piedi. (Stardance)
Shared pain is lessened
Just as there are laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy, so there are in fact Laws of Conservation of Pain and Joy. Neither can ever be created or destroyed. But one can be converted into the othe...
Librarians are the secret masters of the world. They control information. Don't ever piss one off.
You can show a dozen guys murderin' each other on TV but you can't ever show two people making love. A naked blade is reckoned to be less obscene than a naked woman.
And there's this place called college! I mean, they want you to care, dig it, about this education trip, and they don't care enough themselves to make it as attractive as the crap game across the str...
A naked blade is reckoned to be less obscene than a naked woman.
There's nothing in the human heart or mind, no place no matter how twisted or secret, that can't be endured - if you have someone to share it with.
Why is it, he mourned, that I will never again see my face in the shaving mirror without wincing?