“Sometimes I think you’re too nice,” she said. The fact that she couldn’t sit down without wincing didn’t mean anything.

Guy New York, The Ortolan Hunters and Other Disturbing Tales

Consider also:

  1. “Eventually, you will die and be matter energized in a slightly different way.”
  2. Let’s just agree to disagree.
  3. “Within hours, people start parking their cars as far as they can from Drew’s house. The trees across the street lean away from his side of the curb. The shrubs surrounding Drew’s house uproot themselves. Even the garden gnomes head for safer grounds (and send postcards).”
  4. “Our society doesn’t prepare people to deal with most of the challenges we actually end up facing. Stress, overwhelm, constant worry, the breakup of meaningful relationships, death of loved ones–these are just a few of the aspects of life that our schooling never addresses.”
  5. Hermetic Library Newsletter #105