God knows exactly where we are and precisely where He wants us and He takes an active role in getting us there.

Take care of your words and the words will take care of you.

My joke about Aaron Sorkin is that The West Wing was a great show about democracy, run by Kim Jong-Il!

I find that life is easier when it is just a blur With no details to confuse who or what or where I was So when the ending comes the full regret will be obscure

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

When you're writing a novel, you're still telling a story. But you're telling it very differently. It's a craft like anything else.

Why it's okay for people to tape the shows? Because even so, there's no way you can bottle up the experience. You can take the notes home, but that experience is one you have to be there.

[Martin Luther ] King didn't pick his leadership position. Most movements are not started by single people.

If a person offends you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance, and hit him with a brick.

Violent ground-acquisition games such as football are in fact a crypto-fascist metaphor for nuclear war.

Our most noted satirists are true columnists and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented exposé.