Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary.

Thought maps existence; fantasy colors it.

Change is upsetting. Repetition is tedious. Three cheers for variation!

Our public monuments are memorials to the Enlightenment.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports.

I am open-minded on all questions I care nothing about.