I have sworn off the news because there is nothing new, and reiteration of the well-known and unfortunate serves no purpose other than as the bad nar… - David Mamet

We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it?

the Great Actor, capable of bringing herself to tears, may extort our admiration for her “accomplishment,” but she will never leave us stronger; she has made us pay a price, and made us pretend we like it, but we leave the theatre moved only by our capacity to be moved.

I pray you indulge me for a space, for I am going to set out on a speech which may have some duration, but whose theme may be gleaned from its opening phrase: how dare you.