The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.

The true value of a forest is measured not just in board feet, but in biodiversity and ecosystem health.

There's a violence in the act of making.

The beauty of computational theory lies in its ability to abstract and generalize, turning specific problems into universal solutions.