qotd

August 12, 2004

If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles. — J. B. S. Haldane

qotd

August 11, 2004

What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner. — Colette

Not excepting even the credulous Kraus (see his De Selby’s Leben), all the commentators have treated de Selby’s disquisitions on night and sleep with considerable reserve. This is hardly to be wondered at since he held (a) that darkness was simply an accretion of ‘black air’, i.e., a staining of the atmosphere due to volcanic … Continue reading qotd, favorite author dept.

political qotd

August 10, 2004

Belmont Club: It is unlikely that a meaningful national dialogue on the future of world can occur until the Left frees itself from the taboos which have stultified its intellect. The dead hand of Vietnam and its attachment to the cultic nonsense of the 1960s lies heavy on Democratic Party. That spectral limb will grip … Continue reading political qotd