“These days, Clarissa believes, you measure people first by their kindness and their capacity for devotion. You get tired, sometimes, of wit and intellect; everybody’s little display of genius.” ― Michael Cunningham, The Hours Just like that… it’s a… Read More ›
“If someone’s ninety percent awful and ten percent great, everyone says that deep down they’re great. Like they’re an iceberg, but all that greatness is under the water – and invisible. But actually, the truth is, they’re just ninety percent… Read More ›
“This society hasn’t changed one bit. People who don’t fit into the village are expelled: men who don’t hunt, women who don’t give birth to children. For all we talk about modern society and individualism, anyone who doesn’t try to… Read More ›
“Just when you think something can’t get any worse someone who dislikes you comes to watch.” ― Denise Mina, Conviction Yesterday marked the end of Tennessee’s 114th General Assembly. It was an odd one. A little longer than expected for… Read More ›
“If there is one class of person I have never quite trusted, it is a man who knows no doubt.” ― Geraldine Brooks I’ve picked up a new hobby recently. Admittedly, not a great one for an aging gent… Read More ›
“He is aware of neglecting his son, of not even talking to him much, too preoccupied with his own stuff. His own plans. This is his life, these things that are happening.” ― David Szalay, All That Man Is … Read More ›
“I began to think of school as a prison camp, and my duty was to disrupt, subvert and/or escape. But, of course, there was no escape. I felt I should make some kind of statement. I decided to deliver two… Read More ›
“Sometimes it’s not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don’t mean.” ― Bob Dylan Round here it is Spring Break time — a welcome respite from the crazy school year. For families with… Read More ›
“I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves.” ― Christopher… Read More ›
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.” Meaning that once you change your aspiration—when you set your sights on different results—the system you have is wrong, by definition. Because the system is designed, intentionally or not,… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 