All criticism is destructive, differing only in tact and degree.
Aug 012019
Writing
If it had been your exact thought you would have used my exact words.
Jul 152019
It is a great honor for a book to be burned.
Jul 042019
To be published in outlets of respectable opinion it is necessary to form respectable opinions.
May 312019
Anyone can write platitudes, and anyone can write falsehoods, but it takes an aphorist to do both at once.
May 152019
Aphorism: half banality, half untruth.
May 082019
Censorship is the appropriate punishment for writing that the censor understands.
Apr 082019
The number of sources read by the author varies inversely with the length of the bibliography.
Mar 212019
Writing is irresponsible, and aphorism is the most irresponsible form of writing.
Feb 082019
It is tempting to license writers, if only so the ones who write about how difficult writing is can have theirs revoked.
Feb 072019
The purpose of writing is to assemble a zombie army.