Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sleep of Reason


El sueño de la razón produce monstruos

The sleep of reason produces monsters.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

You Shout

"...to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures..."

Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Truth Does Not Change

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally. A higher paradox confounds emotion as well as reason and there are long periods in the lives of all of us, and of the saints, when the truth as revealed by faith is hideous, emotionally disturbing, downright repulsive."

Friday, October 9, 2009

A Beautiful and Humane Occupation

"To the captain he is faithful like a friend and attentive like a son, with the patience of Job, the unselfish devotion of a woman, and the jollity of a boon companion. Later on the bill is sent in. It is a beautiful and humane occupation. Therefore good water-clerks are scarce."