To understand this whole area, you have to stop thinking like a viewer and start thinking like a network programming exec.

Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally.

I grew up on comics and cartoons. So, as an adult, I like comics and cartoons.

What are the purposes and priorities of teaching? . . . First, to inspire. Second, to challenge. Third, and only third, to impart information.

Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.

Find what scares you and do it.

The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible in-between. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment.