No man-made structure in all of American history has been hated so much, by so many, for so long, with such good reason, as that Glen Canyon Dam at Page, Arizona, Shithead Capital of Coconino County.

The best argument for Christianity is the Gregorian chant. Listening to that music, one can believe anything -- while the music lasts.

Susan Sontag: What she really wanted, throughout her career, was to grow up to be a Frenchman.

By the age of forty, a man is responsible for his face. And his fate.

If there's anything I hate, it's the vibraphone. And the cha-cha-cha. And Latin rhythms generally.

Anarchism is democracy taken seriously.

When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.