“ Because I want to have sex with him--and because that's sinful--I'm blushing and flushing furiously under his scrutinizing scrutiny. Jess C. Scott
“ Or as my dad always says: it only becomes a social problem when the working man joins in. Ben Aaronovitch
“ The United States is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, yet its inhabitants are strikingly unhappy. Accordingly, we present to the rest of mankind, on a planet rife with suffering and… James Howard Kunstler
“ We are, in fact, a nation of evangelists; every third American devotes himself to improving and lifting up his fellow-citizens, usually by force; the messianic delusion is our national disease. H.L. Mencken
“ A society needs famous people; the question is whom it chooses for that role. Any criticism of its choice is by implication a criticism of that society. Max Frisch
“ Does no one want to know the truth here, Mr. Archer? The real loneliness is living among all these kind of people who only ask one to pretend! Edith Wharton
“ Sure enough, standing with their backs to the hall fire, were Aunt Sadie, Aunt Emily, and a small, fair, and apparently young man. My immediate impression was that he did not seem at all like a husban… Nancy Mitford
“ Almost everything we call "higher culture" is based on the spiritualization of cruelty. Friedrich Nietzsche
“ My inner goddess confirms that staring at a beautiful/rich/powerful face is the basis of True Love. Jess C. Scott
“ A social critic is someone whose work revolves around where and how our successes are failing us. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society. David McCullough
“ Ah, Sir, a novel is a mirror carried along a high road. At one moment it reflects to your vision the azure skies, at another the mire of the puddles at your feet. And the man who carries this mirror i… Stendhal
