I never wanted my books to be mistaken for poetry or fiction books; I wanted to write reference books. But instead of referring to something, they refer to nothing.

An updated notion of genius would have to center around one's mastery of information and its dissemination.

Automation and technology don't cure behavioral ruts: they just create new instances of them.

If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.

It's not plagiarism in the digital age -- it's repurposing.

You can't show me a sentence, word, or phoneme that is meaningless; by its nature, language is packed with meaning and emotion.

Conceptual writing is looking for that "Aha!" moment, when something so simple, right under our noses, is revealed as being awe- inspiring, profound, and transcendent.

Language is material to shape and mold, not only a transparent or invisible medium for communication, business contracts, or telling stories.

I think that the richer and deeper documentation is on the web, the better off we all are.

I've been trolled lots on Twitter. But I understand trolls for what they are and I don't let them get to me. They take my bait, so I'm in charge of the discourse.

My books are better thought about than read. They're insanely dull and unreadable.But they're wonderful to talk about and think about, to dip in and out of, to hold, to have on your shelf.

Life in itself is a big classroom - so learn all the chapters of life well. This chapter of illness is but only one chapter. Learn whatever it has come to teach you and move on in life.

God created many races wilier than men.But it doesn't mean angels higher than us.

I understand that being able to appeal to the public and having an amazing sense of humour is not something that comes easy. It's definitely a gift and for which I'm thankful.

There can be no great love without exclusivity.

Flowers are the free throw of love. You're looking for the clutch three-pointer from downtown.

Once you experience enormity, it lingers everywhere you look, and want to be every word you say.

Run my dear, From anything That may not strengthen Your precious budding wings.

Education is more than Pisa. Particularly musical education. We also need education and training for more than reasons of usefulness and marketability.

That was the crossover line for us, to be able to play that many shows, sell them out real quick and have that tribe queue up outside and still be a mystery to everybody else.

You could be laughing one day about the same issues that you're crying about the next day, so that's life.