“The theme of RNC 2012: 50 Shades of White.”
—David Letterman
August 2012
12 posts
“
Be nobody’s darling;
Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
To parry stones
To keep you warm.
Watch the people succumb
To madness
With ample cheer;
Let them look askance at you
And you askance reply.
Be an outcast;
Be pleased to walk alone
(Uncool)
Or line the crowded
River beds
With other impetuous
Fools.
Make a merry gathering
On the bank
Where thousands perished
For brave hurt words
They said.
But be nobody’s darling;
Be an outcast.
Qualified to live
Among your dead.
“Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. Be glad in that.”
—Luke 6:22-23
“Your order is meaningless, my chaos is significant.”
—Nathanel West
“The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country — and we haven’t seen them since.”
—Vidal
