Will no one be my meddlesome priest? A goal without drive is apathy; drive without a goal is self-destruction. Honesty is not a motive for communication. Those who believe otherwise are being dishonest, either to others or to themselves. In politics, everyone is innocent until presumed guilty. Historical analysis makes you the despot over history… Read More Quotebook

I love going to parties. They make me remember why I hate going to parties. If you devote yourself thoroughly and methodologically to your hobbies, you shall be prepared for any endeavor. Intentionality is the absent sire of transgression. Once you know the rules of something, you can feel free to discard them – or… Read More Quotebook

Have nothing to say. If the song was good, don’t cover it. Find a song that, as recorded, was bad: see its potential, and find a way to make good of it. A waste of time: an activity whose producers are also its consumers. (See also: fanfiction.) Hindsight is legally blind. It is a minor… Read More Quotebook

Believe in yourself, and you will learn nothing. We are confident that progress is being made. In this we are unique among all throughout human history. No wonder we are taking so long to get used to it. Arguing the validity of a charge can lead to acquittal. Arguing the validity of a law will… Read More Quotebook

Art is the combustive which propels Truth out of the barrel of the gun. The attention to detail requisite in the production of a physical object ought to be the same as that brought to bear upon an intangible object. Planning and polishing are no less important in writing a story than they are in… Read More Quotebook

You hit keys and words appear. Holy fucking shit. Beware the Credit Trap! Just because something can be quantified does not make it an accomplishment. The building of potential is nothing to the affecting of reality. When you wonder what you want from yourself, wonder: what do I want from my friends? One is not… Read More Quotebook

There is a time when one can no moar lurk. Art is the catharsis of education. Stick to your guns. Those who draw down upon you will respect you at least for that. Anger at another person is simply frustration at your inability to properly articulate your opposition. Don’t get mad. Get rhetoric. Most people… Read More Quotebook

Pleasing others is an excellent surrogate for pleasing yourself. But morphine’s probably safer. Drugs are dangerous, and they profit a person little. Having no better opportunity for danger or for profit, no wonder the young enjoy them so! Nor can you blame them – you would do the same. If you cannot help your children… Read More Quotebook

We have conquered the waves, we have conquered the rocks, and chances are if you’re reading this you are the Romans. Nothing lies beyond; the world is yours. Life is fraternal, opulent, sweet, luxurious, and long. Now you must make something of it. Vea Victoris, indeed. The Romans sought to make a desert and call… Read More Quotebook

VEA VICTORIS. An artist is a person who walks around with a frame in their pocket. VAR: An artist is a person who frames things. ERGO: An artist is one who calls things Art. The Palestinians have no more right to Israel than the Israelis have to Israel. That is to say: none but what… Read More Quotebook