The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.

I find in myself a need to get very away.

Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est" ("They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier").

It did what all ads are supposed to do: create an anxiety relievable by purchase.

One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner either.

[I]f the writer does his job right, what he basically does is remind the reader of how smart the reader is.

It takes great personal courage to let yourself appear weak.