“We are here none knows why, and we go none knows whither. We must be very humble. We must see the beauty of quietness. We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us. And let… more →
JF Jones wrote 9 months ago: “We are here none knows why, and we go none knows whither. We must be very humble. We must see the b … more →
JF Jones wrote 9 months ago: “There was a time when fox-hunting was the greatest sport in this country, but it has long since bee … more →
JF Jones wrote 10 months ago: “We are so unhappy that we can only enjoy something which we should be annoyed to see go wrong, and … more →
JF Jones wrote 10 months ago: “What curious joints and hinges on which limbs are moved to and fro! What an inconceivable var … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “Sinuously winding through the room On smokey tongues of sweetened cigarettes, - Plaintive yet proud … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: She left me for Jesus and that just ain’t fair She says that he’s perfect how could I co … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “I lay on my bed full of stale liquor and despair; alone in the house, and, as it seemed, utte … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “. . . consulting our self-interest is the pestilence that most effectively leads to our destr … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “[Augustine’s] psychological analysis anticipated parts of Freud: he first discovered the existence … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “Two years ago! I tried to forget about her, Until I began to think myself a success And got a … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “Lavinia: I never complained. Edward: No; and it was perfectly infuriating, The way you didn … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “Or, take a surgical operation.” In consultation with the doctor and the surgeon, In goi … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “The conventional wisdom says that crisis is a powerful motivator for change. But severe heart … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “Ironically, everyone is demanding their ‘rights,’ and this demand is so shrill th … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “The line between justice and injustice, between things being right and things not being right … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “. . . anger, greed, laziness, impulsivity, as well as jealousy, lust, anguish, and so on, are … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “… the proportions of Earth on which we are prepared or able to live are modest indeed: just 12 perc … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: Thomas: “Human kind cannot bear very much reality.” T. S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral … more →
JF Jones wrote 1 year ago: “The apartment was too tight. There was no place to be where there wasn’t somebody else. The kitchen … more →