A people pleaser pretends to live in Youtopia but really resides in Myopia because all he can see is what he needs from you

The bad news is that liberal societies can only cohere in the face of external enemies The good news is that we will never lack for

In polite society The most threatening words are alw… I’m disappointed in you Which is politesse for There’s a knife in you

In ancient times the scribe produced holy texts through which you encountered the sacred Today, the coder makes hypertexts through which

To avoid road rage all rearview mirrors have been replaced by screens displaying a real-time computerize… of the way things ought to be

Jews learned to read between the l… when time and again they were granted a lifetime membe… only to find that their membership could still be lapsed

The US Constitution rules out cruel and unusual punishment but that and a nickel will get you 1% of a cup of coffee now that cruelty is the usual

Given a choice We prefer A fait accompli

It was always true that if you tried to save the relationship by looking the other way eventually they’d want to be

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

That wasn’t the sky Falling on your head That was the truth gone to ground By playing dead

But you will always get a second chance to make a false impression

Acting locally solved climate change but now instead of a life or death situati… which at least had a degree of rom…

A man starts out lying for instant gratification Inevitably, this progresses to buy… his unending rationalizations

Freedom looks like Total autonomy When really, it’s The deepest connection