The man who mocks what we hold dear we call a cynic, though he may hold dear what we mock.
Apr 182023
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You cannot have a contemporary prison without contemporary furniture.
—Clouseau
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.
Feb 282023
Of all avocations the grimmest must be politics. The one thing nobody seems to get out of it is fun.
Feb 132023
A miserable fate, to be the voice of one’s generation, that I shall fortunately not suffer.
Jan 302023
Ostracism, as the Greeks understood, is the cruelest punishment.
Jan 162023
Where counting is permitted, ordering is not far behind.
Jan 102023
“Have a nice day”, by convention, always closes an effort to spoil it.