My life is a rather grim one. One day I shall perhaps describe it to you in great detail.

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.

It smells terrible in here.' Well, what do you expect? The human body, when confined, produces certain odors which we tend to forget in this age of deodorants and other perversions. Actually, I find the atmosphere of this room rather comforting. Schiller needed the scent of apples rotting in his desk in order to write. I, too, have my needs. You may remember that Mark Twain preferred to lie supinely in bed while composing those rather dated and boring efforts which contemporary scholars try to prove meaningful. Veneration of Mark Twain is one of the roots of our current intellectual stalemate.

It will all end very badly, Gus

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

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.

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