And one of my firmest conclusions is that we always think by seeking and drawing parallels to things we know from our past, and that we therefore communicate best when we exploit examples, analogies, and metaphors galore, when we avoid abstract generalities, when we use very down-to-earth, concrete, and simple language, and when we talk directly about our own experience.

When a Wanderess has been caged, or perched with her wings clipped, She lives like a Stoic, She lives most heroic, smiling with ruby, moistened lips once her cup of Death is welcome sipped.

I need to tell you a story, a tale of fate and emergence.

Losing well was a gift, but winning well is this stuff of the authentic manhood.

He prefers his adventures second hand.

Imagination doesn't always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have.