Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.

Where there's smoke, there's bound to be mirrors.

Most writers seem to prefer the morning, or they feel at their best in the morning. Ideas are popping into your head while you're in the shower. And that's true for me, as well.

At some point free expression absolutism becomes childish and unserious.

Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.

I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective.

Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?