It is, in the imagination of combat's fans, the divinely listless loveplay that follows the orgasm of victory. It is called 'mopping up.

The artist makes his living by pretending, by putting it in a meaningful hole though no such holes exist.

I will say, too, that lovemaking, if sincere, is one of the best ideas Satan put in the apple she gave to the serpent to give to Eve. The best idea in that apple, though, is making jazz.

It is, in the imagination of combat's fans, the divinely listless loveplay that follows the orgasm of victory. It is called 'mopping up.

It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems ... This is so untrue that it makes me want to cry-or laugh.

Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided.

That's what my books are, now that I'm a grownup - mosaics of jokes.