Gossip is irresponsible communication. Irresponsible because it is at the expense of another person who is not there to defend herself. Irresponsible because it is not constructive: it helps no one, least of all the person being gossiped about.

Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience.

Gambling operates under the premise that greed can be satisfied by luck.

Trouble is said to be good for an artist's soul but almost never is.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

Never hope for it more than you work for it.

There's a thin line between collectivity and chaos.