"Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age."

-- Alexander McCall Smith

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“In short, Mr. Ryanâ€™s plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices. And it couldnâ€™t pass even if Republicans were to take the presidency and both houses of Congress. Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan have no plan to take on Wall Street, the Fed, the military-industrial complex, social insurance or the nationâ€™s fiscal calamity and no plan to revive capitalist prosperity â€” just empty sermons.”
“If Obama was white, heâ€™d be up by 17 points.”
“The microwave oven is one of the modern objects that convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds ... If you suffer from hurry sickness in its most advanced stages, you may find yourself punching 88 seconds instead of 90 because it is faster to tap the same digit twice.”
“It used to be that nobody would really argue with a woman, because what she thought (unless it was by way of providing helpful comments about one's own work) just didn't matter.”
“My definition of social justice: those who refuse to work deserve to go hungry.”
“The Baha'i celebrity, or the Belebrity, is a character actor with a big head playing an annoying creep on a TV show.”
“The scarily brilliant Romantic poet and visionary William Blake dared to say what many of us have perhaps thought but kept to ourselves: â€œA good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and thereâ€™s more conversation.”
“Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.”

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