I believe that the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

The summer passed quietly. I busied myself as best I could, reading a good deal.

A child's death isn't always necessary for a mother to grieve.

The arbiter of a demanding wargame rendered the word "mismatch" as "challenge" in his language.

Just so you know, I'm straight. Totally straight. As an arrow." Her voice held a smile. "So am I

I learned enough Hebrew to stagger through a meaningless ceremony that I scarcely remember.

Atheism is not a matter of the mind; it is a matter of the heart.

I'll go to church with anyone who's willing to smoke pot and look through a telescope with me.

Good manners are very important, particularly in the morning.

I find myself by default an atheist but fairly unhappily so. It would be bloody marvelous if there was a god.

True zeal is an ignis lambeus, a soft and gentle flame, that will not scorch one's hand.