Speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil...

“I am a drinker with a writing problem.” – Brendan Behan
Finally, an explanation of my condition.

“In our age this is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues.” – George Orwell
 How timely is this in 2012?  Who would have thought we would all be discussing the evils or virtures of contraceptives in a political context?

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Haruki Murakami
I never seem to be reading what everyone else is reading even though I look around at Good Reads.

“No one has it who isn’t capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking.  Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but is isn’t fake.” – P. D. James
I envy those who always remember to be charming.

“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.” – Mark Twain
I probably read too much of everything.

“Women may be the one group who grow more radical with age.” – Gloria Steinem
Age may be the true liberator for women. 

“Patriarchy, routinely blamed for everything, produced the birth control pill, which did more to free contemporary women than feminism itself.” – Camille Paglia 
I had to throw this one in as it is typical vintage Paglia.

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