“We are not grand because we are at the top of the food chain or because we can alter our environment–the environment will outlast us with its unfathomable forces and unyielding powers. But rather than be bound and defeated by our insignificance, we are bold because we exercise our will anyway, despite the ephemeral and…
Category: Literary Lines
Literary Lines–July 30
“A land that loves its ruler will die for him, or her, willingly. They will throw their bodies on the machines of war in the hopes that their blood slows, or stops, the threat against their beloved ruler. And while they love you, you will take what you want from them as they sit fat,…
Literary Lines–July 23
“You’re right. You’re totally right. It’s all going away, everyone and everything is dying. Humans suck, man. We think we’re so damn indestructible and infinite because we can think and take care of ourselves, unlike pay phones or books, but I bet the dinosaurs though they’d rule forever too… We never act. Only react once…
Literary Lines–July 16
“Maybe you think you’re just one person. What you do doesn’t really matter. You can read a few tweets or blog posts and then publicly render your judgment of a total stranger. Who cares? You’re just one tiny voice in a huge ocean. But the thing about tiny voices is that when they band together…
Literary Lines–July 9
“After all, words are what remain when all the deeds have been done. Words can shatter faith, start a war, change the course of history. A story can make your heart beat faster, topple walls, scale mountains–Hey, a story can even raise the dead. And that’s why the King of Stories ended up being King…
Literary Lines–July 2
“There is a type of problem in organic chemistry called a retrosynthesis. You are presented with a compound that does not occur in nature, and your job is to work backward, step by step, and ascertain how it came to exist–what sort of conditions led to its eventual creation. When you are finished, if done…
Literary Lines–June 25
“So, apparently, I’m a postmodern fantasy writer. I think this is because I’ve got a condom factory in Anhk-Morpork. Admittedly, the troll that does all the packing wonders what the women are laughing about when he is packing the ‘Big Boys’. But you cannot imagine a condom machine in Middle-earth. Well, actually, I can, regrettably. …