TG&SS Part IV Lessons 47

Part IV Lessons

Part IV chapter 1

Appearances can be deceiving, especially impressive appearances

The last will and testament is, for some, the last chance to pull a prank

Don't read a note handed to you covertly until there are no witnesses to observe you

Part IV chapter 2

Any stranger charmed by your suspicious nature should not become a friend

Exceptional conduct (stepping outside for the first time in five years) commands attention

It's possible to kill someone you love rather than permit them entrance into hell

Part IV chapter 3

Avoid serving and taking orders from anyone obviously obsessed with his enemies

Weird, unhinged, faithless people are full of fears ripe for the plucking

Sometimes the prodigal son comes home as a pretense, as ordered by a dark mentor

Part IV chapter 4

A prime purpose of good manners is to prod antagonistic people into helping you

There is real power in overpowering a euphemism with a shocking and edgier truth

Those who hate you on sight may keep a commitment to you in spite of their feelings

Part IV chapter 5

Sharing information can be misunderstood as flirting

Supposition sells better than fact

Dirty human details are more interesting than dignity

Part IV chapter 6

If an antagonist opens a door, it may only to convince you that you are an outsider

If you try to injure yourself and it hurts, you're not dreaming

Wanting help and seeking an ally are poor motives for having a child

Part IV chapter 7

Don't try to extort cooperation from someone and then allow them to escape

Be wary of any offer of forgiveness based on running a difficult and unfathomable errand

Avoid doing anything for a future titillating reward such as 'a wild party'

Part IV chapter 8

Inventing stories is a good way to pass the time while walking

Offered an invitation for use by a snoopy person, accept it on their behalf

It's possible to get another interview from someone if you can get word back to them that they have injured you (for example, given you a cold or flu), as the news makes them feel guilty.

Part IV chapter 9

If you call for help and nothing is going wrong at the scene, you may be mistrusted for calling

Planned communities dry up feelings; the comfort and complacency are a desert for the imagination

Television can be used to block out the supernatural as well as nature itself

Part IV chapter 10

Being smuggled inside a home is the most intimate and flattering of invitations

Some pastors love talking in abstractions, but if the talk becomes crazy, a retreat is prudent

Being clergy is no guarantee of courage in the face of terror, extortion or naked evil

Paradise (Ephemeris) provides a glimpse of continuity and thus is an elixir preserving sanity

Some human beings have elevated themselves and thus have a duty to guard the Art

Part IV chapter 11

To find an elusive parent, hurt the young while allowing them to crawl for help

Near death, we compose a list of those we have been close to

One adventurous soul can cause a crowd to follow

Rarely with certainly, a person is where he was born to be doing what he is destined to do

When an honorable soul asks for your gun, give it to him

A place where the streets have seen blood and the citizens have seen spirits is ripe for war