Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The zen of flyfishing is that zen masters
don't fish.. the Buddha suffocates no creature.

The zen of flyfishing is that zen masters
don't fish.. the Buddha suffocates no creature.

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar

I do not waste my time in answering abuse; I thrive under it like a field that benefits from manure.

I do not waste my time in answering abuse; I thrive under it like a field that benefits from manure.

Threaten the oppressed and be prepared to face their onslaught, abuse them and be prepared for an even greater threat.

Threaten the oppressed and be prepared to face their onslaught, abuse them and be prepared for an even greater threat.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

When I step out of the role you have written for me
you make me feel like a plagiarist.
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When I step out of the role you have written for me
you make me feel like a plagiarist.
from the play Jake's Women.

A wounded deer leaps highest,
I've heard the hunter tell;
'Tis but the ecstasy of death,
And then the brake read more

A wounded deer leaps highest,
I've heard the hunter tell;
'Tis but the ecstasy of death,
And then the brake is still.
The smitten rock that gushes,
The trampled steel that springs,,
A cheek is always redder
Just where the hectic stings
Mirth is mail of anguish,
In which its cautious arm
Lest anybody spy the blood
And, you're hurt exclaim.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.