"... He is not very sharp in some ways; and in his simple view of the world, paederasts are dangerous only to powder-monkeys and choir boys, or to those epicene creatures that are to be found in Mediterranean brothels. I made circuitous attempt at enlightening him a little, but he looked very knowing and said, 'Don't tell me about rears and vices; I have been in the Navy all my life.'"

"He paused a moment and then pointed to the brook. "You see that the water divides there and flows on each s…"

"Life is too short to spend too long at work and also to waste your time while in the workplace."

"In one well-controlled study in a hospital setting, the face mask was as good at preventing influenza infec…"

"Time ticks by; we grow older. Before we know it, too much time has passed and we've missed the chance to ha…"

"I think it's a mistake to ever look for hope outside of one's self. One day the house smells of fresh bread…"

"I didn't receive the DEC message, but I can't imagine I would have been bothered if I have. I get tons of u…"