After That [father's Death] I Never Cried With Any Real Conviction, Nor Expected Much Of Anyone's God Except Indifference, Nor Loved Deeply Without Fear That It Would Cost Me Dearly In Pain. At The Age Of Five I Had Become A Skeptic And Began To Sense That Any Happiness That Came My Way Might Be The Prelude To Some Grim Cosmic Joke.

-Russell Baker

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After That [father's Death] I Never Cried

Russell Baker

After That [father's Death] I Never Cried With Any Real Conviction, Nor Expected Much Of Anyone's God Except Indifference, Nor Loved Deeply Without Fear That It Would Cost Me Dearly In Pain. At The Age Of Five I Had Become A Skeptic And Began To Sense That Any Happiness That Came My Way Might Be The Prelude To Some Grim Cosmic Joke.

Topic

Pain

Father

Real

The Dirty Work At Political Conventions Is Almost Always Done In The Grim Hours Between Midnight And Dawn. Hangmen And Politicians Work Best When The Human Spirit Is At Its Lowest Ebb.

Dirty

Government

Political