Why should I let the toad work squat on my life?

[rayheinrich]

I'll go with "sincere" since I (mostly) hold librarians in awe.
I think of his work as realistic, not pessimistic;
and I just LOVE his sense of humor.

Speaking of which:


A Study Of Reading Habits - Philip Larkin

When getting my nose in a book
Cured most things short of school,
It was worth ruining my eyes
To know I could still keep cool,
And deal out the old right hook
To dirty dogs twice my size.

Later, with inch-thick specs,
Evil was just my lark:
Me and my coat and fangs
Had ripping times in the dark.
The women I clubbed with sex!
I broke them up like meringues.

Don't read much now: the dude
Who lets the girl down before
The hero arrives, the chap
Who's yellow and keeps the store
Seem far too familiar. Get stewed:
Books are a load of crap.