He who helps in the saving of others, Saves himself as well.

He who helps in the saving of others, Saves himself as well.

Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go.

Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go.

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a read more

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.

our day will come is another way of saying you get yours.

our day will come is another way of saying you get yours.

You're the best Mom in the whole, wide world!

You're the best Mom in the whole, wide world!

I am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into read more

I am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into my schedule.

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the read more

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.

The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the read more

The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust.