Any communitys arm of force - military, police, security - needs people in it who can do necessary evil, and yet not be made evil by it. To do only the necessary and no more. To constantly question the assumptions, to stop the slide into atrocity.

Wikipedia is so dangerous. You go online to look up the definition of eclampsia, and three hours later you find yourself reading this earnest explanation of tentacle porn in [Japanese] anime.

If you can't do what you want, do what you can.

There is a sad disconnectedness that overcomes a library when its owner is gone.

It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineering project. Turn it on, see if it smokes.

Have you ever heard the phrase, Living well is the best revenge?" "Where I come from, someone's head in a bag is generally considered the best revenge

I've got forward momentum. There's no virtue in it. It's just a balancing act. I don't dare stop.