My Small Boat

Fairy tales are more than true – not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.

Moore’s Paradox
It is raining but I don’t believe that it is.

… I turned to Aunt Agatha, whose demeanour was now rather like that of one who, picking daisies on the railway, has just caught the down express in the small of the back.

Machines
Dearest, note how these two are alike:
This harpsichord pavane by Purcell
And the racer’s twelve-speed bike.
The machinery of grace is always simple.
This chrome [...]

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.

Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.