Hatred and envy are always sincere.
Apr 112013
Being
Identity, that spectator of what he calls himself,
That net and aggregate of energies in transient combination.
—Cunningham
Apr 102013
The lives of desperation that most men lead at least used to be quiet.
Apr 012013
We laugh at novels in which the weather tracks the moods of the characters, yet our own moods mostly track the weather.
Feb 252013
We are more like our contemporaries than we imagine, and less like our ancestors.
Feb 222013
Expertise makes one peremptory, but peremptoriness does not make one expert.
Feb 212013
The wise are all alike, but every fool is foolish in his own way.
Feb 202013
If it has never crossed your mind that you might be stupid, you are.
Feb 052013
One of truth’s greatest enemies is collegiality.
Jan 282013
If you want perspective, abandon personality.
Jan 222013
Law of Moral Parsimony: The most probable explanation is the least flattering.