Root Eating Wyrm

I am deeply troubled by the idea, inherent in the majority opinion, that our nation loses something valuable when the president is forced to operate within the confines of criminal law.

Criticism of Israel’s war and occupation is not anti-Semitism

Don't forget that golems are made of clay, ghosts reside in two places at once, demons always have tails, and angels… Well, angels don't come here anymore.

The Buddha's temple bells toll the message… That all existence is impermanent. The sal tree's blossom turns white to grieve him - a reminder that all who flourish must fall. Indulgence does not last. It shall but be like a spring night's dream. The dauntless shall meet their end. They shall be as mere dust before the wind.

When the war started, I had only one mission in my life - to protect my children. I wish I were with them when the house was hit. My body survived but my spirit died with my children. It was crushed under the rubble with them.

When they burned the Library of Alexandria, the crowd cheered in horrible joy. They understood that there was something older than wisdom, and it was fire, and something truer than words, and it was ashes.

In certain directions, human intercourse has advanced enormously… But Humanity, in its desire for comfort, had over-reached itself. It had exploited the riches of nature too far. Quietly and complacently, it was sinking into decadence, and progress had come to mean the progress of the Machine.