Oh, Fortuna, you capricious sprite!

you can always tell employees of the government by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces.

Apparently I lack some particular perversion which today's employer is seeking.

I suspect that I am the result of particularly weak conception on the part of my father. His sperm was probably emitted in a rather offhand manner.

Having once been so high, humanity fell so low. What had once been dedicated to the soul was now dedicated to the sale.

...I doubt very seriously whether anyone will hire me.' What do you mean, babe? You a fine boy with a good education.' Employers sense in me a denial of their values.' He rolled over onto his back. 'They fear me. I suspect that they can see that I am forced to function in a century I loathe. This was true even when I worked for the New Orleans Public Library.

Oh, New Orleans is such freedom.