Brinisms - David Brin

A man who can fool chiefs, and even gods, must still face the monsters he himself created.

How do we acquire wisdom along with all these shiny things?

Calvinisms - from Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson

Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.

I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.

Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.

Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.

I like to verb words.

Reality continues to ruin my life.

Truly the beauty of life is its uncertainty. - Yoshida Kenko

Polish comes from the city; wisdom, from the desert. - Frank Herbert "Dune"

Man lives, not while he breathes, but while he lives well. - Dorothy Dunnett "The Lymond Chronicles"