The City. Can't you hear it? People. Machines. Even thoughts so thick your bones feel it and your ear almost catches it.

If you focus on the risks, they'll multiply in your mind and eventually paralyze you. You want to focus on the task, instead, on doing what needs to be done.

Anger, and the self-righteousness that is both the cause and consequence of anger, tends to be easier on the psyche than personal responsibility.

I wandered the earth a mercenary, daring the gods to kill me but surviving because part of me was already dead.

The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.

I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.

If the reader cares, I dont think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero.

The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.

The post office actually achieves its mission. I wish we could say the same of the CIA.

The job of the screenplay is to identify and extract the essence of the story from the novel and reconfigure it for the screen, maintaining its essence in a different vehicle.

Overall, one of the things that excites me most about self-publishing is that the highest-value use of my time in promoting the books will be found in writing more of them.

Humans were peculiar. They were by turns squeamish and appallingly violent.

Beauty is not about being Formal or Stylish, it's rather about how you think of yourself in front of mirror!

Health is the vital principle of bliss.

Twitter is not a technology. It's a conversation and it's happening with or without you.

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.

You're afraid because you're thinking about the end, not about what you're doing.

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

If it is made in a lab then it takes a lab to digest.

I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places.

We're paying more for the privilege of getting sick and dying early. Once again, it makes no sense. And once again, no one in Washington is talking about how to fix it.