May 2008
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Two Cultures
English departments are the last refuge of the wicked.
Guilt
Rare indeed are those moments in which we feel guilt for the things we have done wrong; rarer still are those moments when we feel guilt for what we can still set right. Therefore, do not waste your guilt on trivial offenses.
Secrets
Sharing secrets is almost always a mistake, because those to whom you reveal your secrets will get more pleasure out of revealing them to others than they will suffer from the secrets becoming common knowledge. Honor and loyalty are not the central forces at work; it is simply a matter of dissimilar incentives. Just as [...]