All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men. - The Silence of the Sea.

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men. - The Silence of the Sea.

I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.

I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

If you pray for rain, don't be surprised if you're struck by lightning.

If you pray for rain, don't be surprised if you're struck by lightning.

He's no failure. He's not dead yet.

He's no failure. He's not dead yet.

The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is week. [Matthew 26:41].

The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is week. [Matthew 26:41].

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified read more

Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.