To have prophesied the disaster is a great consolation in its event.
Jun 052023
Nothing
You cannot have a contemporary prison without contemporary furniture.
—Clouseau
May 232023
The imposing edifice of accepted opinion is surrounded by a narrow, rather weedy patch of lawn: this is acceptable opinion. It is barely visible from a distance and will soon vanish altogether.
May 182023
Under the skin we are not alike at all, and if we understood each other better would quarrel more.
May 012023
How many geniuses there are, yet how few who can understand them!
Apr 272023
It is not always easy to spot a rotter, but “middle-class” as an insult is an infallible sign.
Apr 182023
The man who mocks what we hold dear we call a cynic, though he may hold dear what we mock.
Apr 132023
The purpose of “inclusive” language is to exclude whoever refuses or cannot be bothered to use it.
Mar 292023
There is no gait that a dog breed does not exemplify. Setters stalk, dachshunds scurry, Labradors amble, German shepherds skulk, terriers march.
Mar 242023
I’m no misanthrope. Some of my best friends are people.
Mar 132023
Superlatives have driven out comparatives, as bad money drives out good.