“Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b...” — H. L. Mencken Quote

“Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.”

“A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.”

“Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.”

“Only in about 2007 or so did it become clear to me that games could stand proudly beside other storytelling mediums, and that's when I became more, shall we say, evangelistic in my position. Prior to that, I don't know how enthusiastically I would have admitted that I game.”

“If you are starving and young and in search of answers as to why your life is so difficult, fundamentalism can be alluring. We know this for a fact because former members of Boko Haram have admitted it: They offer impressionable young people money and the promise of food, while the group's mentors twist their minds with fanaticism.”