Human life is a continuous thread which each of us spins to his own pattern, rich and complex in meaning. There are no natural knots in it. Yet knots form, nearly always in adolescence.

Juvenile delinquency serves many purposes, including that of providing sadistic adults with fantasies suited to their special tastes.

What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are.

The teenager seems to have replaced the Communist as the appropriate target for public controversy and foreboding.

Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetuated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as inherently legitimate, no matter who commits it.

It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to.

Those who love the young best stay young longer.

No American is prepared to attend his own funeral without the services of highly skilled cosmeticians. Part of the American dream, after all, is to live long and die young.

Canadians are more polite when they are being rude than Americans are when they are being friendly.

All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely.

If a people have no word for something, either it does not matter to them or it matters too much to talk about.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

You shouldn't panic so much, " Siris said. "You'll never be a good thief if you panic.

Task switching exacts a cost few realize they are even paying.

Talent is God-given be humble. Fame is man-given be thankful. Conceit is self-given be careful.

If the angels are unkind or the season is dark Or if in the end Love just falls apart Well then here's to our destruction Baby let me be your soul driver.

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

Christian bashing is alive and well on college and university campuses also. In fact, it's ever more direct and overt because Christianity is not 'politically correct.' Never has been. Never will be.

Marry me. Marry me, my wonderful, darling friend.

Change can't be made within panic

I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story.