“Some people still think knowledge is power.”

“That’s how a scary story works. It echoes some ancient fear. It re-creates some forgotten terror. Something we’d like to think we’ve grown beyond. But it can still scare us to tears. It’s something you’d hoped was healed.”

“The future is just wasted on some people.”

“Whatever the blessing, the talent, or technology, we can still find some way to fuck it up.”

“You gain power by pretending to be weak. By contrast, you make people feel strong. You save people by letting them save you.”

“It happens fast for some people and slow for some, accidents or gravity, but we all end up mutilated.”

“The truth is . . . you think what people want you to think.”