Ah, the bliss of Mahotsava!What joy it brings to every heart!What a rare and precious chanceTo share all knowledge with the wise, And bless and love all peoples of the Earth!”—Book of Secrets I, 1

Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.

The horror genre is fun but I'm not sure it is quite right for me.

When I was a boy in the 1930s, the carbon dioxide level was still below 300 parts per million. This year, it reached 382, the highest figure for hundreds of thousands of years.

I've been around so long, most editors think I'm dead.

Those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone.

Love is a flame to set the will on fire

I will never eat fish eyeballs, and I do not want to taste anything commonly kept as a house pet, but otherwise I am a cinch to feed.

My neglected duties crowd around me in my dreams, murmuring.

I wanna say 'China', but I don't really mean 'China.' I just mean the places that Chinese people come from.

The citric acid in lemon juice makes it perfect for bleaching, disinfecting and cutting through grease. And olive oil is a great alternative to furniture polish.