In the cold war the gravest danger was recklessnes… which we solved with Mutually Assured Destruction The culture war

The lower classes are those people who are not allowed to compete To feel good about perpetuating th…

Some people say They were born too late; I was almost born too soon But then along came the internet Just in time to stop time–

I never believed in automatic writ… until I tried my hand at TikTok and felt an invisible hand gently (as in pleasantly) but insistently (as in relievedly)

I finally realized that when Smokey Bear says Only you can prevent forest fires Only I really believe him

We used to be able to talk to each… About the world Because we could always say Present company excluded But now that every screen

The best way to feel in control even though all control is an illusion is to stand in a line

Because desire is lack like everyone else I take what I can’t get until I learn to give what I can

It wasn’t false modesty exactly You might call it un-unpretentious if you were being pretentious

We are all of us unreliable narrators Some of us just make a living at it

In the face of loss I staved off loss of control by gainsaying a loss for words

The original version’s working title was The Giveth and Taketh Away Tree but Silverstein couldn’t get it published

The difference between God and ma… When we get up to our usual shenan… God always says Frankly my dear, I do give a damn

I don’t give a darn about my bland reputation

We believe that God is being because it’s our only way to access God as meaning