"The great humorists were people who had been driven to despair and anger by the conduct of mankind. In this respect, I am one of those people."
--Stanislaw Lem, (left, Polish author of Solaris, etc.)
from "Chance and Order", The New Yorker 59 (January 30, 1984) 88-98.
Mm. Yes. Very wise, very profound... But I WANT THAT SPACE MONKEY!