There Was But One Question He Left

Everywhere You Turn You See Americans Sacrifice Their Long-term Interests For A Short-term Reward.

The Pleasure Of Rooting For Goliath Is That You Can Expect To Win. The Pleasure Of Rooting For David Is That, While You Don’t Know What To Expect, You Stand At Least A Chance Of Being Inspired.

A Tourist Can't Help But Have A Distorted Opinion Of A Place: He Meets Unrepresentative People, Has Unrepresentative Experiences, And Runs Around Imposing Upon The Place The Fantastic Mental Pictures He Had In His Head When He Got There.

Every Form Of Strength Is Also A Form Of Weakness,” He Once Wrote. “pretty Girls Tend To Become Insufferable Because, Being Pretty, Their Faults Are Too Much Tolerated. Possessions Entrap Men, And Wealth Paralyzes Them. I Learned To Write Because I Am One Of Those People Who Somehow Cannot Manage The Common Communications Of Smiles And Gestures, But Must Use Words To Get Across Things That Other People Would Never Need To Say.

Even As Late As The Summer Of 2006, As Home Prices Began To Fall, It Took A Certain Kind Of Person To See The Ugly Facts And React To Them-to Discern, In The Profile Of The Beautiful Young Lady, The Face Of An Old Witch.