Quotes from Jim Kraus

You know your god is man-made when he hates all the same people you do.

If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?

If you think things cannot get worse, it is probably because you lack sufficient imagination.

Everyone is entitled to be foolish sometimes, but many people abuse the privilege.

I know. I shouldn't have punched Brian in the throat.

A serious modern novelist is one whose books leave you really depressed at the end. A truly great, modern novelist is one who leaves you wanting to kill yourself at the end of the book.

I had no idea that throwing away worthless things could bring about such contentment and . . . well . . . joy. Maybe that's true in life too. Get rid of the worthless things that tied you down and held you back.

We sort of tell ourselves what we want to hear and the more we do that, the more we begin to agree with ourselves—and maybe get fooled into thinking what is wrong is actually right.

Now, I got to do the inventing. I got to do the creating. A new life, my new life, would rise from the ashes of this one, like a phoenix of sorts, a great bird arising from the detritus of an old life that no longer worked.

In the future, that would become Rufus's favorite daytime resting and/or sleeping spot. He could watch out over his world, be close to me, and nap peacefully as the sunlight flowed, diffused by the slate, through the wide wooden blinds.

I enjoyed what I saw in Williamsburg. But when something is not shared, it is never as poignant, or as meaningful, or as beautiful as it might have been if it were shared with someone.