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Stephen King on Gun Control and Violence

Stephen King on Gun Control and Violence

“Assault weapons will remain readily available to crazy people until the powerful pro-gun forces … accept responsibility, recognizing that responsibility is not the same as culpability.”

Dorion Sagan on the First Ejaculation in Earth’s History

Dorion Sagan on the First Ejaculation in Earth’s History

“When we hook up with another, in sex or love (or, more rarely, both) we prove that our isolation is not permanent. In the fullness of time, we may all be linked.”

Virginia Woolf on the Creative Benefits of Keeping a Diary

Virginia Woolf on the Creative Benefits of Keeping a Diary

“The habit of writing thus for my own eye only is good practice. It loosens the ligaments.”

Happy Birthday, Robert Burns: Prince Charles Reads “My Heart’s in the Highlands”

Happy Birthday, Robert Burns: Prince Charles Reads “My Heart’s in the Highlands”

“My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here…”

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