Philosophers say man forms himself in dialogue.

M: Is he smart I: She yes very smart sees right through me M: In my day we valued blindness rather more

One of the principle qualities of pain is that it demands an explanation.

I am a drop of gold he would say I am molten matter returned from the core of earth to tell you interior things-

Here we go mother on the shipless ocean. Pity us, pity the ocean, here we go.

Making is always a slightly hopeful thing because once you've made something, it'll - the world will be different.

I am kind of a curmudgeonly person, so I don't gravitate to groups or traditions, which is probably just pretentious of me.