“individuals are honest only to the extent that suits them (including their desire to please others)”

“Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.”

“I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste.”

“Anarchy does not simply mean no laws, it means no need for laws. Anarchy requires individuals to behave responsibly. When individuals can live in peace without authorities to compel or punish them, when people have enough courage and sense to speak honestly and equally with each other, then and only then, will anarchy be possible.”

“Socrates became a trendsetter. Other philosophers, including Plato and Aristotle and Gus, quickly followed suit, dropping their last names too. And, for centuries after that there would be countless imitators including oltaire, Michelangelo, and, much later, Cher.”

“No individual element in your story, including the hero, will work unless you first create it and define it in relation to all the other elements.”