dennis scharnberg

Hanging by his toe,

Pecked at by a crow,

This the happy fate, sir,

Of the “leader,” oh!

Patrick Malmsey, Collected Poems.

“I expected this missive to be a long one, Jack. But here I am ending it.”

Will Bestwyck, Letters from Mr. Palindrome.

We believe that we are able to think clearly—to think straight, so to speak. But we are simply wrong about that.

Lance Brookland, Walking the Plank.

We lack clarity concerning how damaged we are.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.