“Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so.”

“Bad books on writing tell you to "WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW", a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery.”

“For no fact is so simple we believe it at first sight,
And there is nothing that exists so great or marvellous
That over time mankind does not admire it less and less.”
Sed neque tam facilis res ulla est, quin ea primum difficilis magis ad credendum constet, itemque nil adeo magnum neque tam mirabile quicquam, quod non paulatim minuant mirarier omnes.

“Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them”

“You do not have to tear down the old or what currently exists to create change. Not everyone may be interested in the change you are contemplating. My grandmother would have never given up her manual can opener.”

“Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.”

“… so as long as you do The Right Thing and forget how you would do it in C, you should be able to get a good grip on this.”

“Be not Afraid of anything. You will do Marvelous work. it is Fearlessness that brings Heaven even in a moment.”

“Virility of one kind or another is so important if you are to feel like a man. You have to be able to perform stunts. You have to be able to show off in front of your woman, do things she urges you not to do because they look dangerous.”

“Midlife is the time to let go of an overdominant ego and to contemplate the deeper significance of human existence.”