Always do what you're afraid to do"-Robert F. Kennedy

Once, I remember, Father Abbot said that our purpose is justice, and with God lies the privilege of mercy. But even God, when he intends mercy, needs tools to his hand.

A lack of real love for ourselves is one of the most constricting, painful conditions we can know.

Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.

Indeed, not all attacks—especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin—are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to assume that they are.

You are a writer. You just need to write.

I believe that for his escape he took advantage of the migration of a flock of wild birds.

Agrofuel is a crime against humanity and I believe there should be a moratorium put in place until there is some way to eradicate the many problems it creates.

History! Read it and weep!

My real life is funnier than anything on TV.

Jazz comes from a tradition where it swings. Swing was the main ingredient of jazz. And once it loses the swing...well, that's it.