Relativity propped it up, at least gave it the illusion of being there…the way all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted.

Bad books on writing tell you to "WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW", a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery.

Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man.

Rationalism doesn't require "belief," only observation. The real, measurable world doesn't care what you believe.

The worst advice a young writer can get is "Write what you know." Imagination is more important than experience.

All experience is memory, and so everything you write about is from memory-unless you're writing about typing.

A good sign that an army has been around too long is that it starts getting top-heavy with officers.

Maybe war is an inevitable product of human nature. Maybe to get rid of war, we have to become something other than human.

There's no such thing as writing about the future. The future hasn't happened yet.

Doctors don’t seem to realize that most of us are perfectly content not having to visualize ourselves as animated bags of skin filled with obscene glop.

Big money seeks out the company of its own, for purposes of reproduction.

To conquer anxiety, love everything and fear nothing.

Happiness is Grandad saving links to cat videos in a Word document so he can share them when she visits.

No ghosts need

Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.

The courage to work with ourselves comes as basic trust in ourselves, as a sort of fundamental optimism.

You're such a cynic," Molly said. "I think cynics are playful and cute.

I realized a long time ago that instead of being jealous you can be inspired and appreciative. It carries more energy to you.

In a way I almost feel like the election of Donald Trump has inspired Democrats and progressives and punk rockers in a way that hasn't been seen since Vietnam.

As usual, the sock yarns have no idea what is going on.

When people are happy they have a reserve upon which to draw, whereas she was like a wheel without a tyre