Comment by Fred on Rationality Quotes October 2012 · 2012-10-02T03:10:42.150Z · LW · GW

The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues.

• G.K. Chesterton

Comment by Fred on Rationality Quotes October 2012 · 2012-10-02T03:06:42.064Z · LW · GW

The woman's prefix indicated that she was stationed in Nebraska, at the new North Platte Special Routing Facility, which specializes in mental-health emergencies among a selected group of high-risk clients who aren't aware of having been so identified. Because of the late hour, North Platte must have been experiencing a lull and taking on non-specific system demands.

The Unbinding by Walter Kirn