I have had no contact with the Chinese government ... I only work with journalists.

There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law.

Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.

Your rights matter, because you never know when you're going to need them.

It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.

I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.

Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.

Privacy matters; privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be.

The US government still has no idea what documents I have because encryption works

We need to think about encryption not as this sort of arcane, black art. It's a basic protection.

Because, remember, I didn't want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.

Be true to your word and your work and your friend.

...Death, " she said, as her hand dropped away, " is how you know you were alive in the first place.

Sometimes the only way to win is not to play the game.

I would figure out, later, how to explain to my boss that, for me, Delia will never be a story, but a happy ending.

Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.

There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking at the bright side of things.

In time of war all countries behave equally badly, because the power of action is handed over to stupid and obstinate men.

I'm really happy in my life.

The person who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age.

Memory, bosom-spring of joy.