The essence of good and evil is a certain disposition of the will.
The geek of the Earth are a tribe and they are mighty.
Fake it may be, lies and deceptions, but this is the world in which we find ourselves, and here we must make our little lives.
There's never been a rule of human behavior that hasn't been broken by someone, somewhere, sometime, in some circumstance mundane or spectacular. To be human is to transcend the rules.
He's never fought with religion; what is the point of railing against such beauty, such intimate theatre, such chime of eternity? He can treasure it without believing in it.
You collect art: you must know that the miniature artists, at the end of careers spent painting the tiniest, most exacting details that no one would ever look at, would often put their eyes out with needles. Too much beauty, yes, but also too much seeing. They were tired of seeing. The dark was safe and warm and comfortable. Blindness was a gift. I still have seeing to do.
In the Age of Kali the meek and helpless will be preyed upon without mercy, and there will be a surplus of AK-47s.
The actual God of many Americans. . . is simply the current of American life.
. . . Genuine pathological openness is about as seductive as Tourette's Syndrome.
I still reject lead roles, as I don't accept any role if I don't find it challenging enough. I am very careful while making selections.
I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are answered. I really have a sense that we are nearly there and it is time for answers, not more questions and clues, although obviously there are a few clues as I am not quite finished yet.