The subject we talk of is the eye of England: if there be a speck or two in the eye, we endeavor to take them off; he would be a strange oculist, who should pull out the eye.”
1st Baron Verulam
You know, you can talk about race, you can talk about sex, you can talk about your biopsy. But when you get into class, people kind of clench up.
Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth.
There are certain things you don't discuss with Ansel, especially if you don't agree.
Truth is like nuclear waste: it needs to be dealt with carefully. Sometimes it needs to be buried way, way out of town. And sometimes it should never be uncovered at all.
Religious humor is not really my area, so I probably wouldn't do anything about that, or politics or something.
Sometimes you have to avoid mentioning things because people's feelings are tender.
I'm a Southerner - I never take satisfaction in touching a nerve.
Daemon had written: "What do you do when she asks a question no man would give a child an answer to?" Saetan had replied: "Hope you're obliging enough to answer it for me. However, if you're backed into a corner, refer her to me. I've become accustomed to being shocked.
We're not talking about a few rooms here with delicate personal matters involved.
