Thus It Still Remains

The conflict of the liberal conscience of men of good will in the 1930′s centered on the problem of means and ends. It was argued that in order to gain power you had to use bad means, while indignantly denying that you were doing so. My duty as a writer and an intellectual was to(…)

— Stephen Spender

Father and Son

Early this past Father’s Day morning, just after 6:30, our two year old daughter came bounding into our bedroom and onto our bed. As she is beginning to talk, she delights in naming people and things at every opportunity. “Mama!” she squeals as she pats my semi-conscious wife. “Yes, sweetie – Mama,” my wife drowsily(…)

from Fahrenheit 451

Remember, the Firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord.

— Ray Bradbury