Harvard, Best University Ever, Hires Craziest Kook Ever?

Harvard is, apparently, the best university in the world, despite lack of cookies. The school has plenty of kooks, though, or at the very least a very major one: conservative columnist Peggy Noonan, who has parlayed her avoidance of poor people into heading a study group at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Good call, Peggy: Harvard doesn't dig the poor, either!

Anyway, Gawker has a great collection of supposed quotes from Noonan, including choice bon mots like these:

I'm not a brain surgeon. You have to be a professional.

My study group is about being a person who thinks things and believes them and turns them into words that convey thoughts and feelings.

You never have to feel that you're not allowed to think what you think.

I wasn't sure I could wear mascara every day. One should dress. One should wear mascara when one can.

I wasn't sure I could stay awake all day. This is one of the major stresses of life - making sure you can stay awake all day. I happen to think sleep is one of the most important things in life. Trying to wake up, trying to fall asleep. I don't know why I'm talking about this.

Gawker's source also alleged Noonan spoke "in a sing-song, condescending voice reserved usually for developmentally delayed 2nd graders" and "used baseball metaphors more than twice." Home run, Peggy. Home run. (Click through to Gakwer for emoticons to accompany the quotes.)