Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.

Each of us have a gift, you see, given us freely by the universe. And each of us with every breath gives something back

The command to be free is a double bind

The invisible hand never picks up the check.

Habits begin to form at the very first repetition. After that there is a tropism toward repetition, for the patterns involved are defenses , bulwarks against time and despair.

The only part of an argument that really matters is what we think of the people arguing. X claims a, Y claims b. They make arguments to support their claims with any number of points. But when their listeners remember the discussion, what matters is simply that X believes a and Y believes b. People then form their judgment on what they think of X and Y.

The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all while they are actually happening.