Humanity is the sin of God

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

I'll never get to hear her say, 'I love you, Mommy, ' like other parents take for granted.

‪Write only if you wish to read it again and again while falling in love with it... ‬

Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.

The fresh start is always an illusion but a necessary one.

Fun for us just happens to be screwing around with anything that gets our attention and is thought-provoking.

If you want to cry, you're not going to like my books.

The much greater crimes of the Soviet Gulags occurred over decades and cost millions of lives.

Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.

Always firmly believing in a higher power, I have also always been in search of a spiritual peace.

There is no intellectual or emotional substitute for the authentic, the original, the unique masterpiece.