The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all while they are actually happening.

That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.

It was a world of acts, and words had no more influence on acts than the sound of a waterfall has on the flow of the stream.

Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.

Historical analogy is the last refuge of people who can't grasp the current situation.

Science was many things, Nadia thought, including a weapon with which to hit other scientists.

We are here to inscribe ourselves on the universe, and it is not inappropriate to remind ourselves of this when blank slates are given us.

First you fall in love with Antarctica, and then it breaks your heart.

An excess of reason is itself a form of madness

The minimum that most minimalists want leaves in place just the institutions who protect their interests. That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.

None of us know our real names.

He spun out enough toilet paper to vandalize a house and carefully cleaned the seat.

The wonder of life is heart of gratitude.

The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.

Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.

A geek by definition is somebody who eats live animals. I?ve never eaten live animals.

P.S. I enjoy acid pops.

We weren't impatient. We just weren't moving.

I tried to put a bird in a cage. O fool that I am! For the bird was Truth. Sing merrily, Truth: I tried to put Truth in a cage!

Don't allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart.