The actual biographical facts of the lives of the human beings upon whom…mythic figures are based is of no more importance than whether Buddha could actually perform miracles, King Arthur pulled a sword from a stone, or Mohammed flew into heaven on a winged horse. – “Magdalene’s Day”
It’s incredibly painful for me to lose someone I love…even if that someone lacks the gift of speech. – “Diary #264”
The argument that…an inanimate object which the human mind interprets as being shaped like a woman (or a child) has some kind of mystical connection to the thing it resembles…is the cognition of a savage; it deserves no more consideration in a rational society than the contention that the Earth is flat or that priests should make sacrifices to Zeus and Poseidon in order to turn away hurricanes. – “Vile Insinuation“
I’m often fascinated by amateurs’ attempts to explain the demimonde when they know nothing about it. – “Turning Tricks”
You know who doesn’t screen? Cops. – “Pre-screening”
