I'm a medical doctor and a biomedical scientist.

In fact, I had previously helped train one of the FBI agents who searched my apartment.

I am extremely proud of my service with the government and my efforts to help safeguard public health and protect our country against the scourge of offensive biological warfare.

As a scientist in the field of biological warfare defense, I have never had any reservations whatsoever about helping the anthrax investigation in any way that I could.

I have had nothing to do in any way, shape or form with the mailing of these anthrax letters, and it is extremely wrong for anyone to contend or suggest that I have.

I was devastated by the loss of my job in March, although I can understand why it occurred.

Anthrax is a deadly inhalational disease.

I am a loyal American, and I love my country.

All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility.

To you, I'm an atheist.To God, I'm the loyal opposition.

Fail faster, but (more importantly) fail intelligently.

I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one.

Many a man that couldn't direct ye to th' drug store on th' corner when he was thirty will get a respectful hearin' when age has further impaired his mind.

Most of the time, people look at a piece of art online when it is just a few blocks from their house. Changing the way you walk home everyday fills life with surprises.

Love makes everything lovely; hate concentrates itself on the one thing hated.

I don't write about anything I don't love even if that love sometimes gets all screwed up and tormented.

Often beauty grows dull or common when speech breaks the mask.

Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.