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God the Father

on Frankenstein

Others suffer from the monster's rage and revenge, but the real target is Frankenstein. The monster blames Frankenstein for ruining him. Frankenstein creates a monster, and it's a reflection of himself...

Misery Loves Company

on Frankenstein

Oftentimes, the worst criminals are lonely, isolated people no one noticed. Perhaps if people had noticed them, things might have been altogether different. Perhaps they would have preserved their humanity instead of succumbing to inner monsters...

Changing the Human Element

on The Dark Net

The digital world doesn't just change time and space. It transforms the human element. It changes how we interact with and relate to other people...

A Reflection of Us

on The Dark Net

The dark net is about hiding—and exposing what's hidden. It elicits what lies within us ... We may find that what fascinates us so much about the dark net isn't the dark net; it's us

We Can't Have Everything

on 12 Rules for Life

When you're young, you're usually told you can do anything, be anything. But when you grow up, you realise that's false ...Sometimes we have to step outside of ourselves to see what's inside...

Don't Listen to Yourself

on 12 Rules for Life

The problem with these people is not that they don't mean what they say but that they don't understand what they say. They aren't very aware of themselves or others. They think they are but they're really not

9.12

on The Looming Tower

Good came out of the tragedy of 9.11, but why did it take such a tragedy? Why does it have to get bad before it gets better? Does it really have to?

It's Different When It's Family

on The Looming Tower

Family is the exception to other rules. You'll compromise your principles, break the rules, and bend your morals

Only Connect...

on Lost Connections

The problem with Henry was not simply that he was disconnected from other people but that he was disconnected from himself ... Henry is the epitome of lost connections