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Knot

Malcolm — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:47:33 +0000

An unconfirmable truth: the unexamined life is not worth living.

Maybe A Little

Malcolm — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:30:28 +0000

This afternoon, a commenter on our previous post asked me:

Malcolm, are you cynical?

Meanwhile, an old friend wrote me today to quote something I had, apparently, said to him when I was about 17 or 18. I don’t remember saying it, but here it is anyway:

Everyone needs a pack of lies to live by, and if you’d rather not create your own there’s no shortage of people who’ll be happy to hand you theirs.

So, I don’t know. Could be, I guess.

Chain Of Fools

Malcolm — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:25 +0000

A brain is only as strong as its weakest think.

Could Be Worse

Malcolm — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:48:00 +0000

Life is hard, but at least it’s short.

Just Asking

Malcolm — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:12:43 +0000

Perhaps the most important question of all is: what is the most important question of all?

Intermission

Malcolm — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:16:32 +0000

There is an agreeable interval between childhood and marriage during which a man may eat what he pleases.