We're going to fight this battle with everything we have, and we will probably lose. But then we will fight it again, and we will lose a little less, for this battle will win us many supporters. And then we'll lose *again*. And *again*. And we will fight on. Because as hard as it is to win by fighting, it's impossible to win by doing nothing.

Skipping school isn't a crime. It's an infraction. They're totally different.

if it's not in my email archive, I don't know it

... the Kindle is a "roach motel" device: its license terms and DRM ensure that books can check in, but they can't check out.

Write even when the world is chaotic. You don’t need a cigarette, silence, music, a comfortable chair, or inner peace to write. You just need ten minutes and a writing implement.

All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.

What if I got hit by lightning while walking with an umbrella? Ban umbrellas! Fight the menace of lightning!