I never thought Hillary Clinton was a very good politician.

Activists measure progress against the standard of perfection, or at least the most perfect possible choice. Historians gauge progress against what came before it.

Trump's not the future; his ideas and his coalition are a dead end.

President Obama is so much smarter and a better communicator than members of Congress in either party. The contrast, side by side, is almost ridiculous.

Barack Obama is an intellectual.

I'm convinced in 100 years Obama will have an important place in the civic pantheon of American life.

Donald Trump will be a tragedy, a sad joke in American history.

Everything on Twitter is true.

We're not going to be living in a world of abundant coal power in a hundred years.

We're not going to be living in a world where white identity politics is the basis for a major political party.

Obamaism is the future of America.

I cannot bear natural light when I'm writing.

The algorithms in his hard drive scrambled and his coding short-circuited. Like she’d downloaded a virus right into his system, he got feverishly hot.

Being [in] a show that you get to say good-bye instead of being asked to leave is a real honor.

Good luck, man." Wraith clapped him on the shoulder. "For an angel, you don't suck." "Ditto. For a demon....well, you do suck." "Because I'm half vampire?" "Sure," Reaver said. "Let's go with that.

Noise is a buffer, more effective than cubicles or booth walls.

Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance.

I feel like when I'm writing for other people, when I'm doing rap hooks, it's kinda like playing dress up for me...

When I was growing up, I always knew I'd be in the top of my class in math, and that gave me a lot of self-confidence.

Over time, as the daily routines become second nature, discipline morphs into habit.

A real friend's got your back, while the fake ones are sticking knives in it.