The pendulum swings between Light and Darkness

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.

We must stop expecting the government to play the role of national transformation why we sit down and watch.

In sitting meditation, our practice is to watch our thoughts arise, label them "thinking", and return to the breath.

Windows 10 on both an old 2011 upgraded computer and a new 2016 computer was an excruciating experience

Those who fear life are already three parts dead.

One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that people will never know about. (from 'Celestial Navigation')

I guess Smart Seth is glad, he said reluctantly. But be careful. Idiot Seth is the guy to watch out for.

When husbands and fathers leave, their wives and daughters tend to value themselves less as a result.

Science is a seagull, it knows the sky; it is a squirrel, it knows the forest; it is a mole, it knows the underground; it is a dolphin, it knows the ocean! Science is a multi-talented creature!

It doesn't matter if the world is pulling you down. With Christ you have everything.

Love gratified is love satisfied, and love satisfied is indifference begun.