Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.
“American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential, so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair.”
“If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.”