Every time we exterminate a predator, we are in a sense creating a new predator.

Land and water are not really separate things, but they are separate words, and we perceive through words.

A flower's structure leads a bee toward having pollen adhere to its body . . . we don't know of any such reason why beautiful places attract humans.

All things human begin with words.

Life is stranger than biology textbooks.

Presidents are selected, not elected.

Vexed sailors curse the rain For which poor shepherds prayed in vain.

I believe in marriage. I believe marriage is a really important institution, it's one of the most important institutions we have.

The work of Jana Harris is unique in American writing. She has always had a voice of true grit—sometimes harsh, sometimes funny, always close to the bone, tart, and indomitable.

Reading is an art form, and every man can be an artist.

But there's a big difference between, say, reporting on a story and simply making up a story.

We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others.

I'm obsessed with 'Homeland.' It's not even okay.

The story about me, apocryphal or not, is that I could sing before I spoke. My parents went into bedroom one day and there I was standing in the crib singing God Bless America.

Airlines are one of the last things to be liberalized.