I am an atheist, myself. A simple faith, but a great comfort to me, in these last days.
The world is made by the people who show up for the job.
If power was an illusion, wasn't weakness necessarily one also?
You can say a lot in a little time, if you stick to words of one syllable.
Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
For me, writing is more a process of discovering the book than planning it.