Scholarship can find little to say about the obvious.

I am forbidden sugar, fat, and alcohol. So hooray, I guess, for oatmeal, lemon juice, and chicken soup.

If the world would apologize, I might consider a reconciliation.

Malevolence is shameful but satisfying.

The Media: bold sex and violence, timid politics and morals.

Simplicity is a strict taskmaster.

Drunks do not have friends, but accomplices.