003279

The presumption that it’s always right to tell the whole story… isn’t half the story.

003280

Often without realizing it, those who write truly — invent futures for themselves… and, occasionally, others.

003281

I find, in general that ‘protest’, while I would not recommend we abandon it entirely… too often serves as a distraction, or even a misdirection… that covertly replaces the intelligent, active establishment and maintenance of meaningful...

003283

“I want you to understand that I am absolutely serious about the glass of milk I have with my midnight snack. See, other people just pour themselves a glass of milk. No big deal. Not me. Fuck that. I pour a glass of milk that is so full, that if a fucking gnat...

003284

As the nature of (that which is) necessarily includes mystery and ambiguity (i.e: it moves toward completion by our participation with it), assertions are deceptive in that they pretend to a completion that denies both the ambiguity and the transformations...

003286

Every skillful illusionist, magician, and hypnotist — every con artist — understands that a single principle underlies the capacity to pull off an illusion. Illusion is, here, another name for a deception… however, in magic, the audience has effectively...