Not Everyone Is Worth Listening To.

I Am In General A Very Pessimistic Person With An Optimistic, Day To Day Take On Things. The Bare Facts Of Life Are Utterly Terrifying. And Yet, One Can Laugh. Indeed, One Has To Laugh Precisely Because Of The Darkness: The Nervous Laughter Of The Trenches.

Out Of The Millions Of People We Live Among, Most Of Whom We Habitually Ignore And Are Ignored By In Turn, There Are Always A Few That Hold Hostage Our Capacity For Happiness, Whom We Could Recognize By Their Smell Alone And Whom We Would Rather Die Than Be Without.

The Difference Between Hope And Despair Is A Different Way Of Telling Stories From The Same Facts.

Most Good Thinking Has Its Origin In Fear.

Cynics Are - Beneath It All - Only Idealists With Awkwardly High Standards.