Herbert V. Prochnow on War
October 29th, 2008A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best implements of war.
- Herbert V. Prochnow
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. on Love
October 29th, 2008Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Marge Piercy on History
October 29th, 2008Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.
- Marge Piercy
Oscar Wilde on Music
October 29th, 2008Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.
- Oscar Wilde
H. L. Mencken on Wisdom
October 28th, 2008The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
- H. L. Mencken
Ambrose Bierce on Business
October 28th, 2008Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
- Ambrose Bierce
Saul Bellow on Politics
October 28th, 2008Take our politicians: they’re a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches the first prize.
- Saul Bellow
Abraham Crowley on Nature
October 28th, 2008I never had any other desire so strong, and so like covetousness, as that… I might be master at last of a small house and a large garden, with very moderate conveniences joined to them, and there dedicate the remainder of my life to the culture of them and the study of nature.
- Abraham Crowley
George Will on Politics
October 27th, 2008Voters don’t decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
- George Will
Colman McCarthy on War
October 27th, 2008Everyone’s a pacifist between wars. It’s like being a vegetarian between meals.
- Colman McCarthy
