I think that human beings are fallen, defective creatures who fumble at trying to make something out of their lives, and I think they’re rarely successful. ((New Man, Muddy Pool)) So, does that make me a pessimist? Not really, I don’t feel either optimistic or pessimistic, I just feel that’s a realistic view of things, and you do what you can do. ((Hours Of Life)) You take your circumstance, and you try to make the most beautiful castle or beautiful world you can out of your circumstances, which are rarely very good.