Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly?
I heard them shouting through the muffling canvas of the bag, and then I was being impersonally hauled to my feet by my wrists, my arms wrenched up behind my back, my shoulders screaming.
Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself.