January 2023

“…You who write poems are useless. No man should be allowed to wallowin his own darkness, for it is the mark of the traitor.” — …

“…Why, you could amount to something. You could be sitting on the Western Slope Water Board right now if you’d only go over and ask …

“…an animal of only instinct, Johnny Ferret, has in his actions drama, but no theater; theater requires that you draw a circle around the action …

“…And now, each night I count the stars,And each night I get the same number,And when they will not come to be counted,I count the …

“…my mother used to say to me, ‘In this world, Elwood’—she always called me Elwood—she’d say, ‘…in this world, Elwood, you must be oh, so smart or …

“…What book will you be reading when you die?If it’s a good one, you won’t finish it.If it’s a bad one, what a shame.” — …

“…To this extent, the outcome of the Civil War was a validation, as Lincoln hoped it would be. Except for one thing, which is that …