Probably in a parallel universe not far from here, I'm working for Nintendo.

Only professional diplomats, inveterate idiots and women view diplomacy as a long-term substitute for war.

Humans live in a pit of cheating, exploiting, hurting, incarcerating. Every time, the species wastes some part of what it could be. This waste is poisonous.

Many children are natural fantasists, I think, perhaps because their imaginations have yet to be clobbered into submission by experience.

I think it's natural for youth to be drawn to newness: The world is still new for them.

If I want to act relaxed, it's going to take all my cunning, skill, and concentration.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.