Well-lit streets discourage sin, but don't overdo it.

Only a bet on the impossible makes sense. It is an act of faith and courage requiring an irrational leap over reason. A man wins simply by making such a bet.

I'd rather feel something for real than pretend it's not what it is. Which Zen guy said "If you want to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water"?

The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world.

I'll just immediately automatically, without even thinking, check my phone. And it feels like the same little bit of my brain is being - the synapses are lighting up when I do that.

Moral truth, resting entirely upon the ascertained consequences of actions, supposes a process of observation and reasoning.

Do what you do best, and link to the rest

In any ethical situation, the thing you want least to do is probably the right action.

Genius must be born, it can't be taught.

He's such a great kid and such a determined kid, and he's so strong.

I can understand people wanting to look their best, and taking basic steps to do it, but I kind of admire people who are comfortable enough in their own skin to be who they are.