"Reality is not optional...." - Quote by Thomas Sowell

“If the truth is boring, civilization is irksome. The constraints inherent in civilized living are frustrating in innumerable ways. Yet those with the vision of the anointed often see these constraints as only arbitrary impositions, things from which they-and we all-can be 'liberated.' The social disintegration which has followed in the wake of such liberation has seldom provoked any serious reconsideration of the whole set of assumptions-the vision-which led to such disasters. That vision is too well insulated from feedback.”

“Because many of us make mistakes that can have bad consequences, some intellectuals believe that it is the role of government to intervene and make some of our decisions for us. From what galaxy government is going to hire creatures who do not make mistakes is a question they leave unanswered.”

“All statements are true, if you are free to redefine their terms.”

“Truth is something that happens to an idea.”

“Wherever you are there you are!”

“Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.”

“And she never could remember; and ever since that day what Lucy means by a good story is a story which reminds her of the forgotten story in the Magician's Book.”

“The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence.”

“Truth needs no color; beauty, no pencil.”