The universe is a very large and very complicated demonstration of having one’s cake and eating it too. It sees no reason not to have it all. - Catherynne M. Valente

People are mostly happiest when they think they’re just about to get the thing they want most.
Before and after, they’re all monsters.

Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything pulses to a beat laid down by the Big Bang. Everything feels the drumline of creation from star to sex to song.

I don’t know why you would even bring up the Internet. The xeno-intelligence officer responsible for evaluating your digital communication required invasive emergency therapy after an hour’s exposure. One glance at that thing is the strongest argument possible against the sentience of humanity. I wouldn’t draw attention to it, if I were you.