Oppression works in such a way that it holds every person responsible for the acts of any wrongdoer of the oppressed group.

Alcohol is an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind.

Oh well, maybe the only beauty left in cities is in the oil slicks on the road and maybe there isn't any beauty left in the people who live in these places.

One thing Mom taught me, "You're going to be dead a long time, so do it now!"

Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow. There are events and personal experiences that call forth seriousness but they are fewer than most of us think.

Language is decanted and shared. If only one person is left alive speaking a language - the case with some American Indian languages - the language is dead. Language takes two and their multiples.

The only people are those who don't love anybody.