You don’t free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

I do not care about the greatest good for the greatest number . . . Most people are poop-heads I do not care about them at all.

Ah, but I am more perceptive than most of the universe. Especially the parts of the universe that are vacuum.

Everyone's life is a mess. Everyone's. We all make mistakes . . . and not just little slip-ups. Major mistakes that hurt us and other people.

It is strange how the presence of additional people can make you feel more alone.

What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time?

The way past despair and false hope is just letting go. It doesn't improve your odds of survival, but it doesn't waste mental energy.