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The wicked could hardly conceive of the motives that drove the kind and the compassionate, and it left them vulnerable

the famous swords of antique myth had vivid personalities for good reason. Such weapons were best thought of as stand-ins for the human soul, which was itself a kind of blade, and a body only its sheath.

A certain girth is only natural for a man of wisdom and education. History is littered with rotund fellows that contributed greatly to the world’s store of knowledge.

It amazed him, the way arrogance multiplied exponentially when men gathered in groups. Arrogance was a kind of stupor, like drunkenness

Once you amused a guy, you were in his thoughts. He would naturally wonder how else you might entertain him.

Words were a dragon’s weapon, every bit as much as fire.

Historical note: every new leap in technology is powered by people’s desire to talk about their cats, start race wars, and look at other people fucking.

Here’s to pornography, whiskey, long walks, and good books. Make sure you get plenty of all four.

If there has to be evil in the world, then I’d at least like to be in charge of it.