“The
clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh?”
― Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus
― Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus
“My
paranoia wasn't always right, but just to be on the safe side, I never went to
sleep with a clown in the room.”
― Mark Henwick, Hidden Trump
― Mark Henwick, Hidden Trump
“The
United States is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, yet its
inhabitants are strikingly unhappy. Accordingly, we present to the rest of
mankind, on a planet rife with suffering and tragedy, the spectacle of a clown
civilization. Sustained on a clown diet rich in sugar and fat, we have
developed a clown physiognomy. We dress like clowns. We move about a landscape
filled with cartoon buildings in clownmobiles, absorbed in clownish activities.
We fill our idle hours enjoying the canned antics of professional clowns...
Death, when we acknowledge it, is just another pratfall on the boob tube. Bang!
You're dead!”
― James Howard Kunstler
― James Howard Kunstler