Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.
Paul EldridgeIt is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of intelligence.
Paul EldridgeThere are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.
Paul EldridgeHaving read the inscriptions upon the tombstones of the great and little cemeteries, Wang Peng advised the Emperor to kill all the living and resurrect the dead.
Paul EldridgeFor having expressed an opinion, however far-fetched, we straightway become its slave, ready to die defending it, and even ready to believe it. And many continue to be martyrs to causes which have ceased to exist, their crowns rusting upon their heads as tin wreaths rust upon forgotten tombs.
Paul EldridgeTo have lived long does not necessarily imply the gathering of much wisdom and experience. One who has pedaled twenty-five thousand miles on a stationary bicycle has not circled the globe. He or she has only garnered weariness.
Paul EldridgeWe hew and saw and plane facts to make them dovetail with our prejudices, so that they become mere ornaments with which to parade our objectivity.
Paul EldridgeIf we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
Paul Eldridge