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The process of losing interest.  To become more aware of that.

Benjamin Alexis,  Thriving Under the Influence.

“After all, you are an actress.  Tell us what to do.  Please.”  Kellen could not restrain himself—he was jeering at the TV again!

Justin Starling, ed.,  Adventures in Narrative Parsimony.

There are books out there on how to make a coffee table!  For all I know, there are books about how to want a coffee table.  They will publish anything.

John Philip Haught,  Zero Sum Ergonomics.

When “what if” and “what might be” and “what should be” predominate, then what is has come to be regarded as too boring even to consider.

Clem Tartessos,  Designing the Past.

The consequences of the western notion of cultural relativism?  Westerners can no longer know authenticity.  And what of those who promoted the idea?  What of them?

Winslow Crabb,  A More Satisfactory World.

November 1, 2002.  I recall someone saying aloud, “anthropology to the rescue!”  But for the life of me I can’t remember who it was (or what he had in mind).

Reginald Boyington,  Dear Dreadful Diary.

Leftism—no matter what kind—is always a form of surrender.

Amanda Willcoxen, ed.,  The Philosophical and Literary Fragments of Gregory James Sallust.

Science Fiction:  A reliable depiction of the present.

W. Karl Bavinger,  The Misanthrope’s Way With Words.

Let’s remove the word “very” from our usage.  We should discard it.  Eradicate it.

Nathaniel Bumppo,  The Final Word.

Hedonism:  contempt for the body, expressed indirectly.

W. Karl Bavinger,  The Misanthrope’s Way With Words.