I'm Going To A Commune

Continuity Is One Of The Things I Like About New England.

In Order To Go On With Our Lives, We Are Always Capable Of Making The Ominous Into The Merely Strange.

Most Teachers Have Little Control Over School Policy Or Curriculum Or Choice Of Texts Or Special Placement Of Students, But Most Have A Great Deal Of Autonomy Inside The Classroom. To A Degree Shared By Only A Few Other Occupations, Such As Police Work, Public Education Rests Precariously On The Skill And Virtue Of The People At The Bottom Of The Institutional Pyramid.

The Ocean Doesn't Care About You. It Makes Your Boat Feel Tiny. The Oceans Are Great Promoters Of Religion, Or At Least Of Humility-but Not In Everyone.

The Hardest Thing Was Learning To Write. I Was 13, And The Only Writing I Had Done Was For Social Studies. It Consisted Of Copying Passages Right Out Of The Encyclopedia