How could Mark be halfway across the world when she would have sworn he'd been in this room with her only seconds ago?

We are who people think we are. The reality is irrelevant.

It could be another election where the alignments between Republicans and Democrats are different than they were this time and who a foreign country prefers.

You do not give preferred deals and dole out favors, lucrative favors, and government partnerships and weapons deals to your clients.

Where I grew up has had a huge influence on me. It's a place where there aren't many people and there's lots of sky.

Your value should not be determined by how somebody else has treated you.

If you don't have enemies, you don't have character.

[T]he politically correct are above the rules of ordinary civility, once they have identified you as an unbeliever in their religion.

Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.

How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?