“The more power you have, the more you think you need to use it. The same applies to your health and knowledge.” #writing

“Jean and tonic.” “Huh?” “Want jeans and tonic.” “You’re not from around here, are you?” #writing #throwawayline

“We’re all here for the duration—such as it is.” #writing

“It’s difficult to play a hammered dulcimer. It keeps staggering from all the alcohol.” #writing #throwawayline

“He wanted his own religion. But godhood was difficult to achieve. He settled for culthood. There were a satisfactory number of idiots who would follow any trend, even bad ideas and beliefs.” #writing

“Knowledge is cheap. Most of it, anyway. Some may cost you your life. Other knowledge is useless or unusable. What’s left, however, that’s where wisdom lives.” — “To Gain Wisdom: Coins of Destiny 3” #writing

“He had a sparkling personality. Too bad it was all flash with no substance.” #writing

I’m taking a break from editing today. I need a sanity break. #writing #editing

“Vampires are bloodthirsty.” #writing #throwawayline

“Boycotts seem so sexist.” #writing #throwawayline

“In the pantheon of the gods, he was the lowest rung. Too bad he broke it the moment he stepped on it.” #writing #throwawayline

“Son, when you go out into the world, expect men to take advantage of you and women to want your body—forget the last bit. Just assume everyone wants to take advantage of you.” #writing #throowawayline

“If your new job is like your old job, why are you worried? You obviously enjoy a rut.” #writing #life

“Hi. My name is Mas Carpone. I’d like you to meet my brother Al. And his little friend” #writing #throwawayline

“Welcome the rain. It shall wash away your sins along with your pet aardvark.” #writing #throwawayline

“Just as suddenly as it had appeared the adverb was erased.” #writing #throwawayline

“He filled his many notebooks with scribbles and scrawls. All of which he couldn’t read a few minutes after he had written them.” #writing

“Just wait! A lot can happen in a hundred years.” #writing

“You don’t need a fortune to be fortunate.” #writing #throwawayline

“Dance to the silence.” #writing

“What’s wrong? Speak your mind.” He enunciated, “Your mind.” #writing #throwawayline

“He had many milestones in his life, most of which were short a few feet.” #writing #character

“Problems will always solve themselves if you stop considering them as problematic.” #writing #throwawayline

“When in doubt, hit them with a bigger stick and call it a sport.” #writing #throwawayline

“You don’t need all the power in the world. You just need enough to make others feel bad that you do.” #writing #character