Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.

The chief difference between horror fans and science fiction fans lies in why they won't walk backwards. A horror fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll be knifed by a madman. A science fiction fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll step on the cat.

The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap.

You're always going to be too young for something important to you, too old for something else, and the timing is just not going to be right for a third set of things. That's life, and you can make yourself crazy by dwelling on that. Or you can figure out what you are the right age for, and what the timing is right for, and celebrate those things.

Where can I get some tat? I'd like to trade it in.

I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.