“The whole point of society is to be less unforgiving than nature.” (Arthur D. Hlavaty)

“History is the trade secret of science fiction.” (Ken MacLeod)

“Ki is, of course, mystical bullshit. That’s why it works so well, both as a teaching idiom and a tool of practice in martial arts. It’s as nonexistent as charm, leadership, or acting. Humans are all about bullshit.” (Andrew Plotkin)

“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” (Charles Kingsley)

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” (Dwight D. Eisenhower)

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” (Gustav Mahler)

“You will never love art well, until you love what she mirrors better.” (John Ruskin)

“The man who tries to make the flag an object of a single party is a greater traitor to that flag than any man who fires at it.” (Lloyd George)