When I was standing in the shallow end I really believed I was all in only later coming to realize

Would that my morning toilet were a ritual and not just the muscle memory of a muscle memory

People think that their report car… will be graded Pass/Fail but since God has a mysterious rep… He gives two grades in every subje… You get an A for effort

The prevailing mood was that of a nuclear submarine having failed to deter Armageddon

Faith can only move mountains by ignoring mountains of evidence Like most people who’ve lost their… I’ve retained my ability to ignore mountains of evidence

Johnny Cash is going to Jackson; I have been to Jacksonville

With the same hubris That got us into this mess In the first place We like nothing more than to decla… Global warming is man-made

The central paradox of our broken world is known through the feeling of unsurprised disappointment Hope is the belief

Our civilization is like an egg– It can withstand enormous pressure at the top (for the obvious reasons) and bottom

Think about how much control they… with a made up version of eternal damnation Then consider how much freedom you’ll be left with

A civilization requires a high degree of both technological and cultural develop… So what do you call it when technological development

Looking back on college it’s unclear if I was a party animal party mineral or party vegetable

When things were easy going it was easy to believe you were on the up and up But when the going got tough suddenly you were going

I can forgive myself anything exce… All of my contingency planning Was contingent upon Sending a contingent of negotiator…

The lamppost is an outpost Where it’s safe to admit That between you, me, and the lamp… Self-knowledge is over-rated Self-deception is automated