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| 1d6e7da | At the 150-minute point of sitting in a standard theater chair, the human buttocks die; once dead, they cannot be revived. They cease to function, whatever that function may have been, and must be carried around like a sack, or two, of flour. | Michael J. Nelson | ||
| 3e1bad7 | The entire concept of pessimism crumbles the moment one human being puts aside thoughts of self and reaches out to another to minister to her suffering. The experience of either person can neither be denied nor adequately explained by a negative philosophy. | Michael J. Nelson | ||
| 5169893 | It usually starts innocently enough, a friend remarking to you that the co-op has a nice new crop of grapefruit. "Hmm, I don't really care for grapefruit myself," you say, entirely without malice. She seems startled, "Really?" she says. If you had a tendency to be sarcastic, you might say, "No, I deliberately misrepresent my taste in citrus to gain the upper hand in conversation." But you are not sarcastic, so you restate your dislike, a li.. | Michael J. Nelson |