It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. – Mariane Moore, “A Grave,” Collected Poems, 1951
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I have often had the impression that, to penguins, man is just another penguin — different, less predictable, occasionally violent, but tolerable company when he sits still and minds his own business. – Bernard Stonehouse
I sometimes think of what future historians will say of us. A single sentence will suffice for modern man: He fornicated and read the papers. – Albert Camus
My kids say if theres any family dinner that doesnt result in somebody crying, its not a good dinner. They cry because it helps relieve them of a guilt or some onerous emotional burden. Its like a family tradition. – William Shatner
Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional. – Ron Fournier
For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. – Edwin Way Teale, Autumn Across America
