An Ugly Innocence June 24, 2008

…[I]f they are worse in many ways than we are, these people . . . are better in others, blessed with an ugly innocence.
— Gene Wolfe, Claw of the Conciliator, Chapter VI: Blue Light.
Staying innocent is something all too often exalted among people. The blessing of staying innocent is the gift of having a [...]

You’ll Get Somewhere, if You Just Walk Long Enough June 9, 2008

“Cheshire Puss…Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where–” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
“–so long as I get SOMEWHERE,” Alice added as an explanation.
“Oh, you’re [...]

One Bit Better May 25, 2008

[I]f the question of perfection means wading through hell and back for some minuscule attempt to be better than you already are, because I love what I do, I see nothing wrong in that. I guess that’s what passion is about. — Edrei Zahari of Footsteps in the Mirror, in response to Quality: When Enough [...]