A leader attracts a following The following attracts a crowd The crowd mobs the leader The leader forms a mob The mob goes mental
According to experts There are only seven basic plots Limited to the believable There are no experts on the truth Because the truth
All forms of certainty are mutations of knowing that you must die which is why the true believer is always the most likely
It’s a truism that life is a roller coaster ride But it’s also true that unlike a roller coaster things get even more interesting
You can’t burn a bridge when they’ve already dismantled th… to keep you out but you can burn an eternal flame to mark the location
Steely Dan sings “I don’t wanna do your dirty work… again and again only once intoning “I foresee terrible trouble
When the dull knives are out and you say all the approved thing… in all the approved ways you have proved the silencing of dissent
As users of language we give off meaning the same way that plants as users of sunlight give off oxygen
God broke in half-way through my prayer and said You’re on mute
When you come in peace I fall to pieces And then collect myself For the gathering storm
There was no end in sight but we put an end to that by losing our sight And all we could hear was the sound of violence
The cover-up is always worse when there’s no crime
We ask people How are you doing? because it’s the easiest way to prevent them from actually telling us how they are doing
No one ever told the truth but not a one of us were liars because we always spoke exclusivel… in the future tense
Life is a talent show where most everyone is doing bad versions of easy impressions
