Ignorance is an underrated virtue, my lord.

He wore the memory of her embrace like armor, and though he knew it would not save his life, it would be all that was left to him to ease his passage into whatever lay beyond.

Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion’s opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.

We would soon be on our way to war, where mercy is unwise and kindness has no place.

Why can’t I remember that not once have I ever seen a coin, whether grimy copper or bright gold, that had but one side.

Pride costs nothing, yet it is especially precious when it can be “purchased” at someone else’s expense.

Some men simply refuse to appear insulted. But then, having felt the sting from the slap on their cheek, know just where to slip the knife, their smile never fading.

I advise, however, moderation in this task of setting goals, or else risk becoming tangled up in a Gordian knot of life’s many disappointments.

Oh, the unintended consequences of perfidy!

If you don't want a generation of robots, fund the arts!

He sniffed until the long hairs of his mustache had been sucked up into his nose and out of his leafy ears." — Bats 2015

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.

You're mad 'cause my style you're admiring. Don't be mad, UPS is hiring.

The first choral music I remember hearing was Handel's 'Messiah' when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast it over the radio.

He leaned over her, the sun behind his head making a halo of gold, his face lit by the reflections off the water.

I was always looking for the same man - a strong father figure.

Show me a person who doesn't like french fries and we'll swap lies.

By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible.

The fallacy in the progressive critique is the egalitarian dogma that no one should get more than what liberals deem is a 'fair' reward, nor should there be any risk to anyone to fail.