I didn't approve of murder on general principles. Not even of people who seemed to go around begging for it.

Like true philosophers I've come to believe that religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown after proper education.

People loved you in the way they knew how - and often it was not the way you knew. Or needed.

He needed fresh air and sunshine. A walk in the woods and afterward a good book to read by the fire. Yeah, that was the life.

Cops before breakfast.Before coffee even. As if Mondays weren't bad enough.

If there was one life skill everyone on the planet needed, it was the ability to think with critical objectivity

Rachel delivered it like an official pronouncement. Like she was one of the fairies gifting Sleeping Beauty's christening: Beauty. Intelligence. Heterosexual.

To find them all in one package...well, perhaps better not to dwell on his package in my fragile state.

I thought of the words of the Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne. "If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.

The only thing worse than opera is someone who hums along with opera.

I don't know if real courage lies in storming barricades or simply not denying the truth.

Troubles teaches the grace of the Truth.

Moderation is the key to old age and the doorway to boredom

The curse of an interesting life: there are either very good times or very bad times.

I don't worry about how accurately I convey my personality. I learned early on that it's almost impossible to accurately portray yourself.

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

Just as food causes chronic disease, it can be the most powerful cure

When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.

Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.

Establish yourself in God and then you will be helpful to others.

Politics is not just about voting one day every four years. Politics is the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the road we walk on.