On Paper, Being Good Sounds Great But

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Philosophy, Art, Politics, Religion And Bohemia Have Never Sought To Do Away Entirely With The Status Hierarchy; They Have Attemptee, Rather, To Institute New Kinds Of Hierarchies Based On Sets Of Values Unrecognised By, And Critical Of, Those Of The Majority.. They Have Provided Us With Persuasive And Consoling Reminders That There Is More Than One Way Of Succeeding In Life.

It Is By Finding Out What Something Is Not That One Comes Closest To Understanding What It Is.

How Generous Was It To Offer Gifts To People One Knew Would Never Accept Them?

I Was Uncomfortable Writing Fiction. My Love Was The Personal Essay Rather Than The Novel.