Day: July 24, 2023

Never finish a sentence….

Never finish a sentence without ending it
Never write too clearly to a man.
Never begin a sentence without a word
Never end one with but.
Never free associate in writing nor in speech
Never take a horse to bed.
Never mention Adam Phillips unless in the LRB
Never be over-cautious.
Never end a word with a letter.
Never give your name to the paper
Never fall in love with a duck.
Never pass water.Have a drink.
Take a random sample of your dreams to a psychoanalyst
Never cut your own hair while typing on it
Never believe anything you read in bed

Patient silence

The cause of sadness also shows its end;

That we let go the loved one and remain.

Such comfort,aid and love we have from friends

Helps us bear the heart’s most dangerous pain.

But if our friends fear their own hidden grief.

If sorrow is never let to touch their heart;

Then friendship’s stolen by a nervous thief;

As wishing to retain our self,we part.

The friends who sit in silent company

Who look for no reward yet love us true

Who show, quite clear, desireless empathy;

They are friends who warmth and hope imbue.

Patient silence may do more than words

The utterance of the heart is not absurd.