The land of the blind has a blind god to whom the one-eyed man is sacrificed.
Nov 302020
Seeming
Religion, art, taste, and other delusions.
Nov 272020
To set up as an arbiter of good taste is in the worst taste possible.
Nov 172020
We try to convince ourselves that villains are unhappy: it should be enough to know that they are bad.
Nov 122020
A few facts about an artist’s life can, if you’re not careful, spoil his work for good.
Nov 032020
There are atheists in foxholes, but not pacifists.
Oct 192020
Fashion can be beautiful, but always by accident, and never for long.
Oct 142020
The tinier the discipline, the less room for mediocrity. Miniatures have to be perfect.
Sep 182020
Gods and churches don’t make religions; they contain them.
Jul 012020
Monotheism dies that monism may live.
Jun 242020
The worst religions lack gods.