“We have been taught to respect and fear power and authority. That’s how you never get any. You need to stand up for what you believe and only fear that you’ve become a servant. Real power comes from denying it and respecting yourselves.” #writing

You never have to reboot an analog notebook. #writing #life

“Keep firing. They’ll either die or find another job.” #writing #throwawayline

“The stupid man cannot be deceitful. But a deceitful one can be stupid AF.” #writing

“Just because something worked for someone, it doesn’t mean it will work for you. You may not be as smart as the other guy.” #writing

“You don’t need an app to know you are being surveiled. You use a ‘phone’ device, don’t you?” #writing

“Never bring a shotgun to a wedding.” #writing #throwawayline

“What’s worse than an emperor with no clothes? One who believes his clothes are the best in the world.” #writing

A tip if you want to promote/publish my books. Don’t send me an AI-generated email of glowing compliments. I spot them easier than you can generate them. I’ll call you out and block you. Also, you are violating my copyright by submitting my books to an AI. #writing #publishing #editing #ai #failure

“Every great leader knows when to step away and let someone else make all the mistakes.” #writing

“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland…” “I choose the green one. I write my own story.” #writing #matrix #hrowawayline

“He was a master of Shadow Wizardry, making shadows appear to be a person or an animal that isn’t there. In a pinch, he could even make the shadows disappear. It was the highest form of magic, and the least expected.” #writing

“Some run from the past. Others fear the future. Then there are both who can’t decide. All fail at life.” #writing

“Group IQ is the cumulative intelligence of a Board of Directors. It’s inversely proportional to avarice.” #writing

“So have you had a revelation? Maybe you should wander around a desert while dying of thirst.” #writing

“If you laugh, you die.” #writing #prompt #montypython

“Boy, it’s not how fast you can shoot that matters. It’s how fast you can aim and pull the trigger.” #writing

“Humans are only predictable when there are no aliens living among them. Well even then, if they learn there are aliens. Then they panic and declare war.” #writing

“Time isn’t a constant. Stop trying to be constant.” #writing

I’m writing a Sherlock Holmes short story for this year’s C3 anthology.With any luck, it will make it in. #writing #mdc3con

“There are still problems in the 42nd century. Most of them are still human, or humans relying on the state-of-the-art AI and their power brokers.” #writing

“Money doesn’t buy power. It buys corruption.” #writing

“The dentist pulled out the Bluetooth.” #writing #throwawayline

“Political power is the illusion of power, because it is mostly and easily misused.” #writing

“History is uncertain. That’s why people like to rewrite it.” #writing