Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.

You think you're being given all of these things: phones that can communicate with other devices, car service that's better than a taxi, all of these amazing things that are available to you at any time. It isn't until you've swum across the river that you can start to see the negative aspects of it all.

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?

I hope that this year, you make mistakes. If you do, then it means you have tried, learned, lived, pushed yourself, changed you and your world, and most importantly, you've done something.

Are we human because we gaze at the stars or do we gaze at the stars because we are human?

Genre fiction, as Terry Pratchett has pointed out, is a stew. You take stuff out of the pot, you put stuff back. The stew bubbles on.

You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary.