And power without compassion is the worst kind of evil there is.

Sometimes the hardest things to believe are the only things worth believing at al.

A trap, like a goodstory, needs to hint at greater things without revealing themuntil the prey is snared.

A good trap is like a good story: hidden and leading towardone inevitable conclusion

A goodtrap, like a good story, has to arise naturally from the environment.It has to be seamless. If the prey suspects what’s coming, they’ll bolt.

When the egoism becomes zero

I feel so trapped, by my ego.

I'm a serious Christian. I take my faith seriously. I try to practice it every day of the week, not just on Sunday.

and then Zach said a really bad word, but I doubt DeeDee noticed because it was in Farsi

We must neither behave as children by resisting honesty, nor allow ourselves to be treated as children by having honesty withheld.

To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost.

Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed.

I had no difficulty as Secretary of Defense moving from the Bush administration to the Obama administration.

Lucille was a darling lady. Probably the finest comedienne in the business.

The insect-youth are on the wing, Eager to taste the honied spring, And float amid the liquid noon!