I Did Not Know How To Paint

If Your Not Annoying Somebody, You're Not Alive.

It Used To Be That Your Bloodlines Dictated Who You Were. But The U.s. Became The Land Of The Self-made Man, In Which Not Only Did You Make A Fortune But You Could Make Up Everything Else About Yourself As Well. You Move Into A New Town With A Spurious Pedigreed Background And You Just Make Yourself Up.

All It Takes,” Said Crake, “is The Elimination Of One Generation. One Generation Of Anything. Beetles, Trees, Microbes, Scientists, Speakers Of French, Whatever. Break The Link In Time Between One Generation And The Next, And It’s Game Over Forever.

We Still Think Of A Powerful Man As A Born Leader And A Powerful Woman As An Anomaly.

When Things Are Really Dismal, You Can Laugh, Or You Can Cave In Completely.