Veneration of Mark Twain is one of the roots of our current intellectual stalemate.

You could tell by the way he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him.

The heart is important at any age, I'm afraid.

I avoid that bleak first hour of the working day during which my still sluggish senses and body make every chore a penance. I find that in arriving later, the work which I do perform is of a much higher quality.

Veneration of Mark Twain is one of the roots of our current intellectual stalemate.

with the breakdown of the medieval system, the gods of chaos, lunacy, and bad taste gained ascendancy.

I recommend Batman especially, for he tends to transcend the abysmal society in which he's found himself. His morality is rather rigid, also. I rather respect Batman.