"Writing is the process of finding something to distract you from writing, and of all the helpful distractions - adultery, alcohol and acedia, all of which aided our writing fathers - none can equal the Internet."

-- Adam Gopnik

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“The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.”
“The real thing that physics tell us about the universe is that it's big, rare event happens all the time â€” including life â€” and that doesn't mean it's special.”
“To lose hope in the future is to begin to die.”
“If they weren't so dangerous and destructive, one could smile and pat the Modern Liberal on the head and tell him how cute he is and go on about the business of being an adult. But he is dangerous and destructive, with the True Believer's very purpose being the total destruction of everything that God and science-most obviously Western Civilization-has ever created. ...The Modern Liberal will invariably and, in fact, inevitably side with evil over good, wrong over right and the behaviors that lead to failure over those that lead to success.”
“Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.”
“Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.”
“Sci fi allowed us to be more true to the western than maybe even doing a literal western.”
“People say nice things to me -- like that I ought to run for president -- which tells me that they like me. But I have my own deadline for how long I should be in Washington. I think you can get accustomed to red tape and many unfair things that go on in government. Once you stop getting angry about inefficiencies, waste, and injustice, you ought to get out. That's my time limit.”

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