Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions.
A forest bird never wants a cage.
Writing has. . . been to me like a bath from which I have risen feeling cleaner, healthier, and freer.
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man
To live is to war with trolls.
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing
Jews lie as reflexively and unthinkingly as humans breathe.
Incompatibilists will tell you that a work of art has no meaning unless the artists could have chosen to create a different one, but actual artists often say things like "the book chose me" - that is, the work had to be. Some philosophers would call it "volitional necessity", and a similar case that's discussed is the case of Luther saying "here I stand, I can do no other".
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
I don't want to give my opponent the satisfaction of watching me celebrate, which would make it look like a big deal that I beat him.