Language is material to shape and mold, not only a transparent or invisible medium for communication, business contracts, or telling stories.

An updated notion of genius would have to center around one's mastery of information and its dissemination.

Automation and technology don't cure behavioral ruts: they just create new instances of them.

If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.

It's not plagiarism in the digital age -- it's repurposing.

You can't show me a sentence, word, or phoneme that is meaningless; by its nature, language is packed with meaning and emotion.

Conceptual writing is looking for that "Aha!" moment, when something so simple, right under our noses, is revealed as being awe- inspiring, profound, and transcendent.

I think that the richer and deeper documentation is on the web, the better off we all are.

I never wanted my books to be mistaken for poetry or fiction books; I wanted to write reference books. But instead of referring to something, they refer to nothing.

I've been trolled lots on Twitter. But I understand trolls for what they are and I don't let them get to me. They take my bait, so I'm in charge of the discourse.

My books are better thought about than read. They're insanely dull and unreadable.But they're wonderful to talk about and think about, to dip in and out of, to hold, to have on your shelf.

Sometimes it's better to stop trying to make sense of things. Life isn't clear cut, there are always gray areas.

No doesn't mean to Marcus what it means to those without money and a car.

Perfection is a lie, and lying to others is explicable but lying to oneself is the highest form of deceit.

Mix sheer hypocrisy with mediocrity, You play it safe every time.

I do appreciate a woman who has a passion for sports and knows their stuff.

The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life.

When I'm having a bad day, I pick up my guitar.

And, by the way, how come all the people who were so in favor of unilateral nuclear disarmament are so opposed to unilateral protection against nukes?

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.