His experience was that Justice was rarely as just as it ought to be. The others agreed.

Things are what they are, and whatever will be, will be.

Well, now you can see how sensible it is not to start your day by guessing what might happen... After all, how long would I have had to go on guessing before I guessed this?

He told himself that he could die some other time, in some other place.

Is my life, by any chance, about to take a new turn?

Revenge is like politics, one thing always leads to another until bad has become worse, and worse has become worst.

Go and nose out the next piece of shit... as one said in the trade. If nothing else was available, you could run an article on the latest miracle diet. That always worked.

God is the Prince of Peace.

Most of us are addicted to non-active reading. The outstanding fault of the non-active or undemanding reader is his inattention to words, and his consequent failure to come to terms with the author.

We'll just have to get along. That's what people do, you know? They just get along. And try to help each other.

I would have asked you to let down your hair" turning to regard her with a grin, his teeth a slash of white in his blackened face."But it is not quite long enough anymore.

It wasn't that the Gospel proved useful for my many worries but that the Gospel proved the uselessness of my worries and so refocused my whole attention.

The prostitute is not, as feminists claim, the victim of men, but rather their conqueror, an outlaw, who controls the sexual channels between nature and culture

The value of a man can only be measured with regard to other men.

Extending amnesty to those who came here illegally or overstayed their visas is dangerous waters...We are a nation of laws, and I will evaluate any proposal through that matrix.

The influence of fine scenery, the presence of mountains, appeases our irritations and elevates our friendships.

In this country tonight, PBS shows one of the most talked about tributes of the year.