Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say. Of course those who write short books have even less to say.

To read" actually comes from the Latin reri "to calculate, to think" which is not only the progenitor of "read" but of "reason" as well, both of which hail from the Greek arariskein "to fit." Aside from giving us "reason," arariskein also gives us an unlikely sibling, Latin arma meaning "weapons." It seems that "to fit" the world or to make sense of it requires either reason or arms.

Knowledge is hot water on wool. It shrinks time and space.

The finest act of seeing is necessarily always the act of not seeing something else.

...and there you have it, another body on the floor surrounded by things that don't mean much to anyone except to the one who can't take any of them along.

Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say. Of course those who write short books have even less to say.

Have no fear, you will find your way. It's in your bones. It's in your soul.