My theory is that the Supernatural is the Impossible, and what is called the supernatural is only something in the laws of nature of which we have been hitherto ignorant.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

Love has no thought of self! Love buys not with the ruthless usurer's gold The loathsome prostitution of a hand Without a heart! Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves!

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

At some point, human intelligence became collective and cumulative in a way that happened to no other animal.

Writing, is not a race. Is to distill the soul letter by letter in a slow and delicate process that will take years.

I am a full-time Research Fellow at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, a small 501(c)(3) public charity supported primarily by individual donations.

I just consider myself a piece of the puzzle and I'm lucky enough to be asked or invited to the party, if you will. I hope I can bring some laughs and grimaces to the fans.

The Bible says we need to love our enemies, bless our enemies. It does not say we should assume our enemies' priorities.

I've made my share of mistakes, but had the good fortune to have them not be so public.

I'm not a stunning woman.

For the Warrior of the Light, there are no abstractions.

Take me with you. For laughs, for luck, for the unknown. Take me with you.

You wear out a good wholesome forenoon in hearing a cause between an orange wife and a fosset-seller.