Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Category: Professionalism
What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and its charming. – Edgar Degas Category: Professionalism
Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance. – Dan Greenburg Category: Cats
It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. – John Locke Category: Truth
Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today – but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. – Isaac Asimov Category: Science