Father Expected A Good Deal Of God.

Babies Are Unreasonable; They Expect Far Too Much Of Existence. Each New Generation That Comes Takes One Look At The World, Thinks Wildly, "is This All They've Done To It?" And Bursts Into Tears.

I Was Different Unique And Always Happy. At School This Attracted Playground Harassment. Nowadays, While I Remain Effervescent, Quicker To Perceive Enmity I Reserve My Warmest Touches And Smiles For Those Who Smolder With Envy.

We Talk Of Our Mastery Of Nature, Which Sounds Very Grand; But The Fact Is We Respectfully Adapt Ourselves, First, To Her Ways.

The Real World Is Not Easy To Live In. It Is Rough; It Is Slippery. Without The Most Clear-eyed Adjustments We Fall And Get Crushed. A Man Must Stay Sober; Not Always, But Most Of The Time.

Reason Is The Servant Of Instinct.