Because that laughter keeps you from having fear of it, and fear is the thing that keeps you turning to evil devices to save you from the sadness."
-- #Colbert
Insane destruction of art
#OnBrand #GOP
Rebma vibes
#Rebma #Zelazny #Amber
“...connected to the idea of love and sacrifice being somehow related and giving yourself to other people. And that death is not defeat. Sadness is like a little bit of an emotional death, but not a defeat, if you can find a way to laugh about it.
If you're a writer, write "I waited" without saying it.
It was bliss. Perhaps even savage. And it did not want to end. Even with my eyes closed, time slid by until my eyelids stopped twitching like a metronome.
Zelazny peels the onion
And the onion is the universe... An observation that keeps me interested in the Amber universe of fiction. Not just the clever dodge of starting a story with an amnesiac protagonist, but making his assumptions essential to moving the story forward. And then, as we go along…