The comforts of life as a fugitive," Drake sighed. "Stumbling about in the dark without mounts.

Don't let the brownies bite.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I've taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It's like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.

Hard to call it a party without sardines.

No matter how old you are, there’s no cozier feeling than to have your mom take care of you.

There's nothing more intoxicating than creating something from nothing. Creating something from yourself." Professor Piper

I'm all for fighting tyranny and oppression.

The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less.

Our economy is a plantation run for the aristocrats - the CEOs, hedge funds, private equity firms - while the field hands are left with the scraps.

Legend gathered around him, swirling around him like a great black cloak.

I was Computer Shopper's linux columnist for more than half a decade, from the late 90s onwards. Yes, I know about Linux. (My first review of a Linux distro in the press was published in late 1996.)

The practising Bayesian is well advised to become friends with as many numerical analysts as possible.

Everything costs and costs the earth.

Last night my teacher taught me the lesson of Poverty: Having nothing and wanting nothing.