Life is exponential. Two becomes four, becomes ten thousand, becomes a plague.

An untrampled scorpion troubles no one.

Laws are a fine thing on paper, but painful when no bribery can ease their bind.

The problem with surviving was that you ended up with the ghosts of everyone you’d ever left behind riding on your shoulders.

Suicide is not something I owe you or yours.

Knowledge is simply a terrible ocean we must cross, and hope that wisdom lies on the other side.

Killing isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece of your soul. It's always a trade.

I'm a chess piece. A pawn,' she said. 'I can be sacrificed, but I cannot be captured. To be captured would be the end of the game.

The surfeit of bad trends pushes me to set my stories in worlds which are often diminished versions of our own present.

The future looks a bit bleak to me.

But then, that was the problem with pretty toy stitches. When real life got hold of them, they always tore out.

I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart

We cannot fully heal if we cannot experience gratitude on a daily basis.

Freedom is a gift that can never adequately be repaid.

People in powerful positions come under scrutiny, and sometimes they get in trouble for things that their underlings did.

Awareness of death is the very bedrock of the entire path. Until you have developed this awareness, all other practices are obstructed.

One does not succeed by sticking to convention.

I'm very comfortable with being productive. I like doing things, and I like creating things. As far as being powerful, I guess I'm comfortable with it. It's not really how I think of myself.

Libido, fascination, too much oral defecation. White trash get down on your knees, time for cake and sodomy.

Work helps. So does exercise. Stuff that numbs you, keeps you from thinking too much.

A good teacher explains, while a great teacher inspires