War may be an auction for countries. For soldiers it's a lottery.

Any society's upper-crust is riddled with immorality, how else d'you think they keep their power? Reputation is king of the public sphere, not private. It is dethroned by public acts.

Creation never ceased on the sixth evening, it occurs to the young man. Creation unfolds around us, despite us and through us at the speed of days and nights. And we call it love.

I love HBO productions, actually, like 'The Wire.'

I recently bought a cat, but took it back a day later because our personalities clashed.

Human hunger birthed the Civlize, but human hunger killed it too.

What do I miss? Second-hand bookshops where I can find things I had no idea I wanted. AbeBooks helps, but it doesn't have that smell.