Being inoffensive, and being offended, are now the twin addictions of the culture.

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn.

Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.

Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change.

My life looked good on paper - where, in fact, almost all of it was being lived.

When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable

Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition. The truth, Venus, is that nobody gets over anything.

Perhaps there are other bits of my life that would take on content, take on shadow, if only I read more and thought less about money.

When you’ve lost all your play, guess what love becomes. Work. Work that gets harder every hour.

Love is blind; but it makes you see the blind man; teetering on the roadside . . .

Every 10 years you're a different person, and the really great books evolve with you as you get older. They're full of new rewards.

And without understanding, could each properly love the other?

If we are really committed, we better get start taking care of our shit.

Rivers perhaps are the only physical features of the world that are at their best from the air.

Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year, and the coldest-just in case we want to have a parade

I guess I always have sort of general ideas, but the best stuff would be the stuff that comes to you in the moment, always.

Paul the apostle recounted that Jesus appeared to more than 500 of His followers at one time, the majority of whom were still alive and who could confirm what Paul wrote.

Few people can look at a painting longer than it takes to peel an orange and eat it.

So long as there is breath in me, that long will I persist.

Honesty is one part of eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves.

All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God, we can only conclude that he is engaged with another happiness.