I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

by Harlan Ellison

“Give us weapons!” he demanded. The burning bush vanished and there were two crude sets of bows and arrows, and a water pistol,

we live in a Time of Beautiful People. Gorgeous is revered. We can’t stand anything even remotely ordinary; it has to be young and lovely. So you are not where it’s at, if you aren’t pretty. The trend is up, and it’s getting worse. We spend billions more on cosmetics each year than education,