I looked into laughter, and I saw forever and ever and ever. I think forever can be too much for us – that we actually need sadness as a survival tool – that it’s in the development of the species. This is inadequately explored. But the truly happy man creates nothing. And don’t mistake cheerfulness for happiness.

— Asher's Maxim 379

Asher Black

Asher Black is a former literary and review editor who writes, thinks, reads, listens, and is interested in the interior darkness of the soul.

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