“information is simultaneously a relationship,an action, and an area of shared mind. What it isn't is a noun.Information is not a thing. It isn't an object. It isn't something that,when you sell it or have it stolen, ceases to remain in your possession. Itdoesn't have a market value that can be objectively determined.”

“This is so much better than the 60's. So much less self indulgent and desperate. What you have here is a large group of people trying to practice unconditional love for strangers, and for the most part, succeeding.”

“The future's here, we are it, we are on our own”

“the first responsibility of a humanbeing is to be a better ancestor.”

“We cannot separate the air that chokes from the air upon which wings beat.”

“Knowing someone isn't coming backdoesn't mean you ever stop waiting”

“I really have nothing against rationality, or even doing what you think is best, or doing what is more likely to satisfy your desires. I have tried these strategies at various times, occasionally with good results. But I think the ideal of the rational agent is the source of lots of needless unhappiness. It's not the way many of us operate; it's certainly not the way I operate. And operating the way we do usually works just fine, and really isn't a reason to hang our heads in shame and despair.”