Stephen King says that if you forget an idea, then it can't have been any good. He means he, not you. You are not Stephen King. Do not attempt to emulate Stephen King at home.

Be authentic to your dreams. Be authentic to your own idea about yourself. Grind away at your own minds and bodies until you become your own invention. Be Mad Scientists.

The single simplest reason why human space flight is necessary is this, stated as plainly as possible: keeping all your breeding pairs in one place is a retarded way to run a species.

Dance like you're stamping on a human face forever, love like you've been in a serious car crash that minced the front of your brain, stab like no one can arrest you, and live like there's no such thing as God.

Los Angeles had no culture of its own, just a large collection of misreadings of the artistic histories of other, proper cities.

That means that the universe is two-dimensional. Matter, energy, time, you, me and the floor are holograms.

You must remember that the common criminal will always join the armed forces for, if nothing else, regular meals and expert training in the use of guns.