Something I've realized lately to my shock is that I am an optimist in that I think humans are almost infinitely capable of self-change and self-modification and that we really can build the future that we want if we're smart about it.
When death the great reconciler has come it is never our tenderness that we repent of but our severity.
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will...
In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.
Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.
Gotta break your neck to see a star in this yard.
The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP they have run...
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the...
