“That’s OK. You won’t feel a thing after you’re dead.” #writing

We have programming language wars. We have editor wars. We have IDE wars. We have programming paradigm wars. We now have AI wars. Soon we will have the real AI wars. There’s a book idea there… #ai #programming #conflict #writing

Focus on telling a good story. Just because you have a perfect structure, it doesn’t make a bad story better. It just dresses it up in better garments. #writing

Writing is more about showing the reader their (own) self than it is about revealing yourself. #writing

“Some people love to dance on the graves of others in order to claim victory.” #writing

“I need to be a God so that I may decimate the peoples on this minuscule planet. But that is impossible, for they use octal.” If you get it, you’re a nerd. #writing #throwawayline

“The man who works from dusk to dawn works in darkness.” #writing #throwawayline

“The world doesn’t wait for you. It expects you to keep up or go faster. You are in a literal race with progress and time. You either get left behind, or you succeed temporarily.” #writing #throwawayline

“Humans complain about people in power after hading power to them on a silver platter.” #writing

“He wanted all the accolades for the things he’d never do, and for the things no one else would do that he had done. It was all about him, after all.” #writing

“Leadership is about leading, not about forcing others to perform your will.” #writing

“I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. The grass is always green under the other shoe.” #writing #throwawayline

“People listen in order to learn and to discover whether the speaker is full of sh*t.” #writing

“Death is a life-changing event.” #writing #throwawayline

“He wore his diamond ring with the diamond on the underside of his hand. He would etch whatever glass he drank from at the bars and restaurants, leaving the wait staff baffled when the top of the glass broke off.” #writing #throwawayline #character

Most assymetric fights are fast and to the point. Most equally-matched battles are drawn out and more strategic than tactical. Don’t rely on luck to drag out conflict––or to end it. Also, don’t use conflict for conflict’s sake. We call that trolling. #writing

When you hit a wall, it’s best to change direction than to sit around complaining that the wall got in your way. #life #failure #writing

“He was the master of failure. He’d explored all the avenues and gotten lost.” #writing #throwawayline

“Lemmings come and go, and no one notices.” #writing

“The purpose of kings and queens is to motivate the peasants to make their own decisions and choices.” #writing

“The glucose is high in that one. He shall never be a Jedi.” #writing #throwawayline

“A king has more to lose than a peasant and spends time protecting himself than accomplishing, whereas a peasant is grateful for what he has and takes chances. Kings stagnate while peasants strive and accomplish.” #writing

“Kings build castles not because they are rich, but because they fear what is around them.” #writing

“Don’t lie. Lay.” #writing #throwawayline

“His mind was as sharp as dull knife and just as useful.” #writing #throwawayline