You can't get any movement larger than five people without including at least one flippin idiot.

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.

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

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.

Of course, I tried to surround myself with other people like me whose dream of writing was a constant burden....

You are an incredible mystery that you will never figure out. To be this mystery consciously is the greatest joy.

Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.

I am not afraid of crashing, my secret is . . . just before we hit the ground, I jump as high as I can.

Knowing yourself has to always come from within. The outside can inspire or guide you, but knowing has to come from within you.

I have a playlist of farts on my phone.

Everybody should be entitled to one lie, one failing, one infidelity.

Ironically, in the full-fledged transfer society, where governments busy themselves redistributing income by means of hundreds of distinct programs, hardly anyone is better off as a result.

The Dark Dark is a far slower project, clearly, and that's a relief. I look for slowness anywhere I can find it.

Peace is our passion.