Human comedy is more profound than tragedy. In tragedy we die and it is very sad. In comedy we avoid death, and it is even sadder.

Consumerism is our national religion.

As the medieval mind blamed God for human suffering, so the modern mind blames 'the system' for the industrial blight and plague of technology.

One parody is worth a thousand polemics.

What you say is who you are. How you say it is your style.

Technology evolves so much faster than wisdom.

When I went to school, they told me literature was a rope I must use to climb out of the dark well of unknowing. Writers are the knots on the rope.

Perception is a prism, and reality is like shot silk - depends where the light hits.

Longing is all that lasts.

like any Irish mother, I am scar tissue to the bone.

During the summertime, I really like to dress like a gypsy. I love that whole lifestyle and the whole mixing of fabrics and flowy materials.

Do not go gentle into that good night Old age should burn and rave at close of day Rage rage against the dying of the light.

We are fascinated by the darkness in ourselves, we are fascinated by the shadow, we are fascinated by the bogeyman.

Stef is officially the sexiest member of Placebo

There have been men before now who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God Himself.

Business and action strengthen the brain, but too much study weakens it.

When World War II started on September 1, 1939, the German army contained 3.74 million soldiers and 103 divisions.

In 2008, Obama won 56 percent of the women's vote to John McCain's 43 percent. It was the critical difference in the race.

Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.

You know what the problem is with world hunger? We've been sending them food.

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.