It used to be said that God could create anything except what would be contrary to the laws of logic. The truth is that we could not say what an "illogical" world would look like.

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

Language disguises thought.

Most of the propositions and questions to be found in philosophical works are not false but nonsensical.

There can never be surprises in logic.

Belief in the causal nexus is superstition.

We feel that even if all possible scientific questions be answered, the problems of life have still not been touched at all.

It is not humanly possible to gather immediately from it what the logic of language is. Language disguises thought.

Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly.

That of which we cannot speak, we must pass over in silence

The agreement or disagreement or its sense with reality constitutes its truth or falsity.

Explore many facets of the written word.

We can let go of the person or love or friendship without letting go of the lesson.

I’m almost used to you showing up without shoes, but where the hell are your pants?

Mel exhaled. "Why are you forcing me into the voice-of-reason role? You know that never works out for us.

Apart from blunt truth, our lives sink decadently amid the perfume of hints and suggestions.

You almost can't wait too long [to get married]. The longer you wait, the better off you are going to be. And the happier your kids are going to be, and the happier a mom you are going to be.

My weeks tend to differ pretty dramatically.

Without computers we will be stuck only proving theorems that have short proofs.

Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.

Many who later lost faith in Fidel Castro can remember how they once admired the man who needed just a dozen men to launch the Cuban revolution.