How is it possible you have caught me off guard, he seemed to ask. Exactly where have I miscalculated the velocities, how have I misjudged the vectors?

We awoke to a fabulation of ice, the sun shining like a weapon, light rocketing off every surface except the surfaces of the Army's clean streets and walks.

and the two of them loved each other for a long time in silence without making love again.

It is curious what patches of hardness and tenderness lie side by side in men’s dispositions. I suppose he has some test by which he finds out whom Heaven cares for.

Ionizing smoke detectors unnaturally raise the background radiation levels in the human environment.

What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always count.

Let your mind be quiet, realizing the beauty of the world, and the immense boundless treasures that it holds.

Sounds good. Drive safe." He sighed, knowing I really meant, "Take care of my Mercedes.

The monolithic view that many Americans have of Pakistani culture is as inaccurate as the monolithic view that many Pakistanis have of American culture.

He has learned that it is best to follow the light.

Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power.

We have spent quite a bit of time considering a good space game, and I can't really say anything at this point, but we are definitely still interested in that area.