Political correctness is what right-wing bigots call what everybody else calls being polite

I think the future stopped looking American when you think back to Blade Runner and Neuromancer, when it started to look more Japanese.

I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.

One should never mistake pattern for meaning.

In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

I'm an only child so am happy with my own company and I don't really get lonely.

Most people are not prepared to have their minds changed, and I think they know in their hearts that other people are just the same, and one of the reasons people become angry when they argue is that they realize just that, as they trot out their excuses.