It used to be that if you were obscure you had to be able to handle the truth and if you were famous
The pursuit of fame is the human equivalent of a dog chasing its own tail
If you instill children with self-esteem before they’ve fought and won confidence you’ll make of them cowards
Life is a trial in which the more you obey the guiltier you become Miraculously
I generally find that the only thi… People are less interested in hear… Than what I dreamt about last nig… Is the poem I wrote this morning Which actually makes sense
When the world is a tsar Insisting: Don’t you dare be who… Take it as a dare and risk the sca…
It’s widely known that A man’s best availability is his a… The highest praise for a man is What would we do without him? But it’s rarely said that
I may look like a tall glass of water but be– ware, I’m half empty
In becoming a celebrity a person meets the same kind of de… that a tree does in becoming a Christmas tree– embalmed in sugar
We are all of us unreliable narrators Some of us just make a living at it
When God closes one store He opens another
People want to get rich because they think money will make them happy People want to stay rich because they know that money
The ill-informed Regret to inform you That knowledge is dour But groupthink is power
On a scale of one to ten One being the lowest Ten being the highest Rate yourself Then imagine
Our civilization has gotten around God’s injunction to be our brother… by being our little brother’s book…