The central paradox of our broken world is known through the feeling of unsurprised disappointment Hope is the belief
Negative theology collapsed when it became apparent God was sanguine
The original version’s working title was The Giveth and Taketh Away Tree but Silverstein couldn’t get it published
At bottom freedom consists of the possibility that you are wrong
Charles Horton Cooley said “I am not what I think I am and I am not what you think I am; I am what I think you think I am” Before the like button
Whenever an authority figure says It’s my way or the highway I end up wanting to have it both w…
All cars have always been getaway cars because they tell the world how much you’re getting away with but now all cars are SUVs
I thought the Protestant work eth… I saw all the lazy rivers in peopl… until I noticed they were each swi… against the current
A poem is like a dream In that it shows us the truth Without telling it Because, truth be told There’s no telling
When you come in peace I fall to pieces And then collect myself For the gathering storm
It wasn’t false modesty exactly You might call it un-unpretentious if you were being pretentious
We can be given responsibility by God but we can only take control
Updating Nietzsche with a nod to Vince Lombardi Art isn’t the proper task of life; it’s the only task of life if life…
Decisions my wife doesn’t make are settled by stare decisis
When I run out of things to do I write an itinerary: When all else fails fill sandbags to convert