All of our religions but the Judaic and the Greek think more of us dead than alive.
It is the anonymous "they," the enigmatic "they" who are in charge. Who is "they"? I don't know. Nobody knows. Not even "they" themselves.
All through the night, men looked at the sky and were saddened by the stars.
We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.
Well then I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn't I?
In short, Clevinger was one of those people with lots of intelligence and no brains, and everyone knew it except those who soon found it out.