Geometry for Ocelots

by Exurb1a

She felt herself pulled down, or some cousin of down,

The ‘explanation behind all explanations’ my colleagues and I are searching for is hardly much different than our ancestors’ quest to know the mind of God. Sometimes it feels like the answer is imminently close. On those days, I drink. Sometimes it feels like the answer is impossibly distant. On those days, I drink.

“Shyness is just narcissism for introverts. You’d do well

Why, the house was burning down, but we were so enjoying the glow. . .

Many will claim they are wise. Do not believe them; the wise are quiet. Many will claim they know nothing. Do not believe them; how could they know that? If you must seek the advice of anyone, make it the drunk. He knows the game means nothing and wins it by not playing. - Excerpts from The Rambling Sutras of Lord Lepus

Be kind, and when you can’t be kind, be fair. And when you can’t be fair, be clever. And when you can’t be clever, please be kind again.

Marta had not written. It must have been two weeks since his leaving, from her perspective on Gearheart. He did not believe in deities, but still he prayed she would come around.

“If you insist, then yes. Those who don’t believe in a higher power are religious without knowing it. They are fundamentalists in their fight against fundamentalism.”