Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six read more

Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six crumbs. Stooping by the coffin
lid waiting for something to rise as the something's always did. Imagine
His surprise, bellowing above the general noise, "Where is Effie? She
was dead." Back to God in a tiny voice: "My name's Maybe."
The first crumb said. The number two crumb picked up the song.
"Might, I'm called. I've done no wrong." Cried the third crumb,
"I am Should. Here's our little brother Could and my big sister
Would. Don't punish us for we've been good." And the last crumb, with
some shame, whispered unto God, "My name is Must and with the others,
we've been Effie, who isn't alive and never was. Cross the threshold have
no dread. Lift the sheet back in this way.

My creed is that:/ Happiness is the only good./ The place to be happy is
here./ The time to be read more

My creed is that:/ Happiness is the only good./ The place to be happy is
here./ The time to be happy is now./ The way to be happy is to make others
so.

It is not necessary to hope in order to understand, nor to succeed in order to persevere.

It is not necessary to hope in order to understand, nor to succeed in order to persevere.

When people are like each other they tend to like each other.

When people are like each other they tend to like each other.

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather read more

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather the illusion of
knowledge.

A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of
books.

A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of
books.

When we realize one Dream, sometimes a deeper Dream reveals itself. At
other times a parallel Dream appears. The one read more

When we realize one Dream, sometimes a deeper Dream reveals itself. At
other times a parallel Dream appears. The one that scares the hell out of
you is probably it.

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of read more

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. - The Lonely Crowd.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.