But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past

by Chuck Klosterman

It’s a reasonable conclusion to draw from the facts that presently exist, but the future is a teenage crackhead who makes shit up as he goes along.

To matter forever, you need to matter to those who don’t care. And if that strikes you as sad, be sad.

subjective facts are not facts; they’re just well-considered opinions, held by multiple people at the same time.

I would never directly contradict anything Neil deGrasse Tyson says, because—compared to Neil deGrasse Tyson—my skull is a bag of hammers. I’m the functional equivalent of an idiot.

every strength is a weakness, if given enough time.

At some point, if you live long enough, it’s probably impossible to avoid seeming crazy.