Some of our earliest writing, in cuneiform, was about who owes what.

The future of the codex book, with pages and so forth? A platform for transmitting narratives. There are others.

It isn't chic for women to be drunk. Men drunks are more excusable, more easily absolved, but why? It must be thought they have better reasons.

Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you were safe unless someone came and hauled you back. That was also true during the Vietnam War for draft resisters.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

Time rises and rises, and when it reaches the level of your eyes you drown.

What people want is perfection," said the man. "In themselves." "But they need the steps to it to be pointed out," said the woman. "In a simple order," said the man. "With encouragement," said the woman. "And a positive attitude.