I was waiting for my ship to come… But maybe I should have made like… And built a ship Especially since my neuroses all c… You’ve probably heard of them–

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

When antisemites blame Jews They haven’t taken responsibility Which means they aren’t free Leaving them no choice But to blame Jews

We used to be able to talk to each… About the world Because we could always say Present company excluded But now that every screen

In all my years as warden I could never figure out how to co… with NFPA code 14.14.1.5.1- “Access to exits shall be marked b… readily visible signs in all cases…

Nobody grows up wanting to be a mot– ivational speaker

Your mind Is playing a trick on you And you are the trick But since all healing Is a form of getting over yourself

In the cyber proxy war of all agai… We are all fighting each other So that none of us have to fight Our own worst inclinations

As an American I have a posteriori knowledge that Americans pretend without reason to a priori knowledge of the other

We hit it off: she’d declawed her cats and I’d plucked my cacti’s needles

And then it hit me: My lone flaw is not admitt– ing to any flaws

Each of us gets to ask God one question and this question is your life

A class marker is always written in permanent marker; in a classless society the permanent marker

In the story of The boy who cried wolf There was no wolf Until there was And there still is

When you obey men They use it to control you When you obey God You use it to control yourself