She had set it on the Internet, its own peculiar echo chamber.

We expect more from technology and less from each other.

Technology proposes itself as the architect of our intimacies.

The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.

A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.

To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.

Discovering an inner history requires listening – and often not to the first story told.

It's too late to leave the future to the futurists.

I miss those days even though I wasn't alive.

The idea of being vulnerable leaves a lot of room for choice. There is always room to be less foldable, more evil.

One of the emotional affordances of digital communication is that one can always hide behind deliberated nonchalance.

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking.

The only proof for the existence of God is that without God you couldn't prove anything.

...and once again Dexter is struck by how easy conversation can be when no-one is in their right mind

Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people's opinions of them swing through great arcs of approval or disapproval.

He who is faithful over a few things is a lord of cities. It does not matter whether you preach in Westminster Abbey or teach a ragged class, so you be faithful. The faithfulness is all.

Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace.

Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin Mother and Child. Holy Infant so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.

Consumers no longer want only a great product - they want to buy products from companies that align with their own character and values.

First and foremost, I just want to give a huge thanks to the fans who have been behind me.

A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride.