I think sometimes in literature we kind of police ourselves. I know a lot of people talked about Twilight, and they would say, oh, but the heroine, she lets this man make her decisions. And I thought, that may not be the particular fantasy or trope t...
Struggle for justice invariably alters the base culture. So did the long Tamil Eelam struggle. Its crystallization was the Vanni society during the last years of LTTE. My four years experience in Vanni also gave me a unique opportunity to see firstha...
Conflicting stories continue to circulate concerning the death of the President. A second White House announcement has now called attention to the President's schedule for the day, pointing out that no mention is made there of dying. Also released wa...
I came to see myself one day and it was like looking into a mirror. I came to see that at any given moment, I am both equally ready to stay and to leave. It’s like I always have my luggage with me and I can unpack or repack on short notice. I guess...
I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with rucksacks, going up to mountains to pray, making children laugh and old men glad, making young girls happy and old girls happier, all of...
For some, vampires are still firmly in the 'evil, scary' column. However, in recent decades, vampires also run the gamut from evil to morally ambiguous all the way to fangless and vegetarian. I think part of their appeal lies in their versatility. Va...
There is no document of civilization that is not also a document of barbarism.
Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
Baseball is also a game of balance.
Now you also know what it is to be wanted and loved.
These roads do not serve transportation alone, they also bind our Fatherland.
Anything that makes you feel the most alone also has the greatest power to connect you.
I like people that challenge their art, not only in the purist way, but also in terms of how they could provoke and make something different.
It's obviously funny to be a meme, so I could be down with it in that regard, but it also belittles one's art.
I'm all about supporting anyone whose art is also the way they make their living.
But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity
Of what is concealed can also be revealed.
Also Ruhe, Geduld, Mannszucht, messen, essen, liegen, abwarten und Tee trinken.
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
We want what's in this world but we also want what ain't.
