I do not think one can assess a writer’s motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in… but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. It is his job, no doubt, to discipline his temperament and avoid getting stuck at some immature stage, in some perverse mood; but if he escapes from his early influences altogether, he will have killed his impulse to write.
On Zealous Thierry
- Spare Thoughts #02 : The Most Dangerous ExpressionFinally putting this somewhere.
- Spare Thought #01: Beginnings
Nobody has ever waited for permission to start a movement. They just move, slightly before the signal, and hope someone follows. Most don’t, yet sometimes three people do, then they become a crowd, then the crowd becomes inevitable.Spare Thoughts is a series of my short, numbered observations No. 01 is below. The rest are coming. - Building The United States’ Golden Dome Missile Defense System And How To Start A Space War
In May 2025, the world got a first-hand look at what a modern missile defense system looks like during a major international conflict, when Israel attacked Iran and triggered a rapid retaliation. What most people saw was a piece of Israeli Missile Defense system referred to as the Iron Dome. But that name hides a more complicated reality. The Iron Dome is only the lowest …