Nothing is so treacherous as the obvious.
The smile with the knife under the cloak.
The deadliest bullshit is odorless, and transparent.
But doubt is wily and cunning and never, as it is sometimes said to be, loud or defiant. It is unassuming and sly, not bold or assertive - and the more unassuming, the more dangerous.
Twitter is maybe the worst thing. It's cool when you can tweet out your show and be like, 'Hey, come see my show,' or 'Check out this Kickstarter,' but it's also this weird 140-character vehicle for insidiousness.
The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams.
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
The more hidden the venom, the more dangerous it is.
Of all the evil spirits abroad at this hour in the world, insincerity is the most dangerous.
