All too infrequently do I encounter a new voice as delightful, compelling, and intelligent as that of Molly Tanzer.

Magick may be no more than the willful invocation of awe.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will poke out his eye to fit in.

Every month, the US is spending more on the Iraqi war than it took to reach Saturn and Titan. Mass murder is expensive, and good science is relatively cheap.

Originality is the most deadly mirage in all of art. You can chase it from now until doomsday, and you'll only find yourself lost and dying of thirst.

Normal is a bitter pill that we rail against.

Language is a poor enough means of communication as it is. So we should use all the words we have.

Art should never be a slave to commerce, but for all working artists that's exactly what it must be.

A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be.

Ghosts are those memories that are too strong to be forgotten for good, echoing across the years and refusing to be obliterated by time.

Assassination is almost always unthinkable to moral, thinking men until after a holocaust has come and gone.

Begin to see the violence around you

The best lies are based on the truth, at least in part

She always carried a book, though, in case she needed to read a few pages to avoid unwanted conversation.

Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy.

Faith today is not enough for tomorrow. It must be constantly renewed by a conscious act.

I have to believe that literature can effect change; otherwise, I would have no purpose in my life and would have wasted four years on Ilustrado.

A drunkard cannot plead his case.

You will find a way to make your message fresher. You'll find a way to make your connections in a way that will continue to inspire and direct and motivate. That's what I'm banking on.

I think women are often taken for granted.

Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity's greatest achievements.