There is no theory of quantum grav… Because– Einstein notwithstanding– No one understands gravity There is no theory of God

The lamppost is an outpost Where it’s safe to admit That between you, me, and the lamp… Self-knowledge is over-rated Self-deception is automated

We are all of us unreliable narrators Some of us just make a living at it

Tech’s greatest feat is maintaining the illusion that we’re finally rid of the middle man when in fact

I believe in a future in which man perfects the art of expressing his discontent in bushes that look like clouds

I’m still the kind of person who is shocked that you can run out of gas and run out of luck at the exact same time

In school they put me in the gifted class but as one of my favorite teachers finally put it “There’s just something missing”

God is equal parts Ardor and candor But we can’t get a handle on True love

I’ve done the math and the whole is only greater than the sum of its parts when the group is made up of individuals

When anything you think Can and will be used against you The purpose of state-funded educat… Will be learning not to think As the doyens of higher learning

We all need to belong somewhere So, we formed online communities And found ourselves belonging nowh… Where once A multitude of One

There are two types of men: Those who lie to deceive and those who by lying tell you what they really believe There is one type of woman:

The discomfort that Americans now all evince in one another used to be reserved for old people who get rich quick

Our first category mistake was believing that the Real has me… when the Real is absolutely meanin… only the Symbolic has any meaning This evolved into our second categ…

Once I realized that I wasn’t afraid of sky diving just that my parachute wouldn’t op… I was able to conquer my fear without ever leaving the ground