Despair leads to boredom, electronic games, computer hacking, poetry and other bad habits.
Grand opera is a form of musical entertainment for people who hate music.
The domination of nature leads to the domination of human nature.
Desire, said the Buddha, is the cause of suffering. But without desire, what delight?
Too many American authors have a servile streak where their backbone should be. Where's our latest Nobel laureate? More than likely you'll find him in the Rose Garden kissing the First Lady's foot.
The night I filled an inside straight: Even a blind hog's gonna root up an acorn once in a while.