“The fact is we all know that there exists in the world an order different from that in which we pass our days. If we reveal its existence people think that we are crazy.” — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share Image
“The richness of our ethnic insults vocabulary was wide and deep. It reflected, all too easily, the more elaborate predjiduces of our parents (not… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
“The real secret, though, is that nobody belongs, whether they are natives or not. After expulsion from paradise all humans are in exile. You… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
“The internet liquefied physical borders faster than they were already doing on their own. For all that, there are only regional writers. There are… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
“Poetry is again hip in America as people are beginning to refuse to die of boredom and to choke in the fog of their… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
“Our ancestors had fought and murdered one another, married and forged alliances, founded countries. At their best - but only for selfish reasons -… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
Nostalgia is masochism and masochism is something masochists love to share. — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
There is no ´Complete Idiots Guide to Creationism,´ but perhaps one is not needed. — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
Cookbooks bear the same relation to real books that microwave food bears to your grandmother?s. — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
“It is a sad fact that all flesh must die, but there is no reason why one's story, as well as one's soul, should… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
“Telling a story to go with the meal is de rigueur, cher, it makes the food more memorable, and both meal and story get… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
The evaporation of 4 million who believe in this crap would leave the world a better place. — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share
The peasants of all lands recognize power and they salute it, whether it's good or evil. — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share