Some jerk infected the Internet with an outright lie. It shows how easy it is to do and how credulous people are.

Beware of "grandfalloons" and "foma". A "grandfalloon" is a proud and meaningless association of human beings. "Foma" are harmless truths intended to comfort simple souls.

I've got news for Mr. Santayana: we're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive.

I know of very few people who are dreaming of a world for their grandchildren.

I had taught myself that a human being might as well look for diamond tiaras in the gutter as for rewards and punishments that were fair.

I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked him if he'd been drunk the night before, he would always answer offhandedly, 'Oh, I imagine.' I've always liked that answer. It acknowledges life as a dream.

... life, by definition, is never still.