The only truths that are useful are instruments to be thrown away.

Authors frequently say things they are unaware of; only after they have gotten the reactions of their readers do they discover what they have said

With all of its defects, the global market makes war less likely, even between the USA and China.

A monk should surely love his books with humility, wishing their good and not the glory of his own curiosity; but what the temptation of adultery is for laymen and the yearning for riches is for secular ecclesiastics, the seduction of knowledge is for monks.

The Art of the Romance, though warning us that it is providing fictions, opens a door into the Palace of Absurdity, and when we have lightly stepped inside, slams it shut behind us.

It was awkward, revisiting a world you have never seen before: like coming home, after a long journey, to someone else’s house.

Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of parliament.