Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.
“Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about what's happened - almost to calm themselves.”
“Reed College required a thesis for a Bachelor's degree. Normally a Bachelor's is sort of like being stamped 'Prime US Beef.' They just walk you through, hand out the diplomas and you fill in your name later on.”