He wondered reflectively what would happen if you asked a nun where the Gents was. Probably the Pope sent you a sharp note or something.

Why are we talking about this good and evil? They're just names for sides. We know that.

It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism.

Loyalty was a great thing, but no lieutenants should be forced to choose between their leader and a circus with elephants.

The future came and went in the mildly discouraging way that futures do.

America was, to them, the place that good people went to when they died. They were prepared to believe just about anything could happen in America.

And then he'd tried to become an official Atheist and hadn't got the rock-hard self-satisfied strength of belief even for that.

Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity.

The really important thing to be was yourself, just as hard as you could.

You're Hell's Angels, then? What chapter are you from?''REVELATIONS. CHAPTER SIX.

Hell may have all the best composers, but heaven has all the best choreographers.

Jesus soon is coming, and Christmas too, Good reason for being happy, Helping people to do.

Everything's science fiction until someone makes it science fact

The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.

The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.

Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. The ordinary person today lives better than a king did a century ago but is ungrateful!

The express authority of the people alone could give validity to the Constitution.

I've always been able to see you," I say. "It's a rather lovely view.

Lenny Breau had the ability to reach into your heart.

Humans may be destroying their chances for decent survival. It won't kill everybody, but it would change the world dramatically.

I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell you and let you know. I mean, kids is where it's at, really.