The Fact That People Are Shocked Is

Armaments, Universal Debt And Planned Obsolescence - Those Are The Three Pillars Of Western Prosperity.

Proverbs Are Always Platitudes Until You Have Personally Experienced The Truth Of Them.

Happiness Is A Hard Master, Particularly Other People's Happiness.

Don't Try To Behave As Though You Were Essentially Sane And Naturally Good. We're All Demented Sinners In The Same Cosmic Boat - And The Boat Is Perpetually Sinking.

Knowledge Is Porportionate To Being... You Know In Virtue Of What You Are.