Authors, artists, and even philosophers are much better off having a very small number of fanatics behind them than a large number of people who appr… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Authors, artists, and even philosophers are much better off having a very small number of fanatics behind them than a large number of people who appreciate their work. The number of persons who dislike the work don’t count — there is no such thing as the opposite of buying your book,

The best test of robustness to reputational damage is your emotional state (fear, joy, boredom) when you get an email from a journalist.

The book is the only medium left that hasn’t been corrupted by the profane.

The same past data can confirm a theory and its exact opposite! If you survive until tomorrow, it could mean that either a) you are more likely to be immortal or b) that you are closer to death.