He rolled his eyes. "Fiction lies for the truth.

He must have seen her shock, because he said, "You can't defeat the power of the book. But you can make it work for you.

Women's fiction is just a marketing category, designed to appeal more to women than to men. But there are stories in that category that any human being would like.

Fiction is very, very important, " he said, his voice is rising. "Storytelling is how people learn. You get people to understand new cultures and other lives through stories. Made-up stories. Fiction.

The face of God shines as a light on our path

Came the Spring with all its splendor All its birds and all its blossoms All its flowers and leaves and grasses.

The cities are the principal home and seat of the human group. They are the coral colony for Man, the collective being.

Often the best in us springs from the worst in us.

Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers should lead the Democratic Party. They are the only Democrats with any convictions.

I enjoy irritating the people who enjoy being irritated.

When I was 40 and looking at 60, it seemed like a thousand miles away. But 62 feels like a week and a half away from 80. I must now get on with those things I always talked about doing but put off.

Two seemingly incompatible conceptions can each represent an aspect of the truth... They may serve in turn to represent the facts without ever entering into direct conflict.

Fellow citizens, why do you burn and scrape every stone to gather wealth and take so little care of your children to whom you must one day relinquish all?