Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young, the untravelled, the naive, the sophisticated deplore these formalities as 'empty,' 'meaningless,' or 'dishonest,' and scorn to use them. No matter how 'pure' their motives, they thereby throw sand into machinery that does not work too well at best.

The mind's ability to rationalize it's own shortcomings is unlimited; I am no exception.

Certain types of loudmouthism should be a capital offense among decent people.

It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code... obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence.

Working because you want to is the best sort of play.

All my enemies are self-appointed.

Never try to have the last word. You might get it.