Jane woke, stretched, and decided to kill herself. If she hadn’t found a reason to live by the end of the day she would jump from the rig. It felt good to have a plan.

Everyone has their heaven.

I like pancakes.

Better to lose money in a good company rather than making money in a bad one.

Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid.

Society was the only threat to the sanctity of selfhood: an unpatroned library was an orderly library.

One of the greatest skills any leader can master is becoming comfortable with silence.

The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it.

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites.

Art is not a democracy. People don't get to vote on how it ends.

So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality. What we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect, so we never dare to ask the universe for it.

What could there be more purely bright in truth's day star?