...there ain't no journey what don't change you some.

When insolvent, pack minimally, with a valise tough enough to be thrown onto a London pavement from a first- or second-floor window. Insist on hotel rooms no higher.

A life spent shaping a world I want Jackson to inherit, not one I fear Jackson shall inherit, this strikes me as a life worth the living.

To fool a judge, feign fascination, but to bamboozle the whole court, feign boredom.

Words are very powerful and can lead anyone reading them or hearing them, into contemplation and insight. How the mind follows suit is rarely palpable or expected. This impact is not a matter of metaphysical effects nor of an unexplainable phenomenon. It’s simply part of being human.

The better organized the state, the duller its humanity.

The human world is made of stories, not people. The people the stories use to tell themselves are not to be blamed