My really good buddies, Bar Room Crawl, have just released their excellent new EP, Are you Papylonian?… Have a listen at the link… If you like it help spread the word!
It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place. The thoroughly well-informed man – that is the modern ideal. And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
‘If I am ever put to death on the hook,’ Bokonon warns us, 'expect a very human performance.’
Cat’s Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
A candle does not lose any of its brightness by lighting another.
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Words do not express thoughts very well; everything immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom to one man seems nonsense to another.
The Journey to the East - Hermann Hesse