Ezra

“Autism, dyslexia, language delay, language impairment, learning disability, left-handedness, major depressions, bipolar illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexual orientation, and many other conditions run in families, are more concordant in identical than in fraternal twins,”
― Steven Pinker, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

“A sentence in Atlas Shrugged that is applicable to all rational people, but particularly to writers, is the one where I say that Dagny “regarded language as a tool of honor, always to be used as if one were under oath—an oath of allegiance to reality.” In regard to words, this should be the motto of every writer.”
― Ayn Rand, The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers

“One should use common words to say uncommon things”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

“FEAR stands for fuck everything and run.”
― Stephen King, Doctor Sleep