You have been asking what you could do in the great events that are now stirring, and have found that you could do nothing. But that is because your suffering has caused you to phrase the question in the wrong way.

There is no excuse for bad manners, except fast reflexes.

All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees with the writer about what's cool.

I have something to tell you." "How, you have something to tell me?" "You have understood me exactly." "Well, I am listening." "Listening? Then, you wish me to tell you?" "Yes, that is it. I am listening, and therefore I wish you to tell me." "Shall I tell you now?" "No.

I guess there's just a time for doing dumb things.

Appropriate action means to advance your own goals, without unintentional harm to anyone else.

The novel should be understood as a structure built to accommodate the greatest possible amount of cool stuff.