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And then everything was in the hands of gravity, which has never had much love for the terminally stupid.
It was a grassroots revolution based on two simple precepts: survive however you could, and report back whatever you learned because it might keep somebody else alive.
The truth will make you free, but it won’t make you particularly wealthy.
They acted on a flawed assumption taken from an incomplete truth, and they screwed us all.
There will always be people for whom hate is easier when it’s not backed up by anything but fear.
There comes a point when you need to get over the fear and get on with your life, and a lot of people don’t seem to be capable of that anymore.
That’s me. The eternal optimist.
“tell the truth, know the escape routes, and always carry extra ammunition.”
No team is complete without a good technician, and the word for an incomplete team is usually “fatality.”
“Everything is ‘just a story.’ Tragedy, comedy, end of the world, whatever, it’s just a story. What matters is making sure it’s heard.”
Social norms can bite me.
When you can help people stay alive, you help them. We’re all we’ve got.
Rise up while you can.
