The Analects of Mudcat: Gender

“My sexual orientation is North by Northwest.”

~M.T. Bass***

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Clear and Present Dangers……William Golding

“Language fits over experience like a straight jacket.” 

― William Golding

Clear and Present Dangers……Samuel Johnson

“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” 

― Samuel Johnson

Clear and Present Dangers……Ken Kesey

“To hell with facts! We need stories!” 

― Ken Kesey

Clear and Present Dangers……John Knowles

“We are all born equally far from the sun.” 

― John Knowles

Commodore Perry Battle Flag

September 10, 1813 —  The first defeat of British naval squadron occurred in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The leader of the U.S. fleet sent the famous message “We have met the enemy, and they are ours” to U.S. General William Henry Harrison.

Clear and Present Dangers……James Frey

“Sometimes skulls are thick. Sometimes hearts are vacant. Sometimes words don’t work.” 

― James Frey