A book, a true book, is the writer's confessional. For, whether he would have it so or not, he is betrayed, directly or indirectly, by his characters, into presenting publicly his innermost feelings.

Fight the good fight of faith

Sometimes violence cannot be stopped no matter what we do. But the more peaceful we are, the better chance we have of bringing out the peace in those around us.

The universe would not be rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

Political development should start at the grassroots.

The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.

When you scratch the surface, every one of us has something that we deeply want to contribute to the world. All we have to do is step up and do it.

Love is full of imagination.

Can you imagine what it would be like to know that your life was just going to be a series of days that were all the same, that were do-overs?

I was always fraught with guilt, and it's such a waste of an emotion. It keeps you out of the moment of being where you are.

If the test of patriotism comes only by reflexively falling into lockstep behind the leader whenever the flag is waved, then what we have is a formula for dictatorship, not democracy.