It was a dark and stormy night. . .perfect for staying indoors and writing a novel!

Do not speak wickedness, Tania. God can yet deliver us, if He chooses. If not, we shall glorify Him with our deaths. Jonah Havalseth

Hardly has the universe stretched its wings to spanWhen it gathers to egg once more

In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

I rarely wear tennis shoes. I'm 5' 8', I hate being short.

You can have such an open mind that it is too porous to hold a conviction.

Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap.

We are all of us walking communities of bacteria. The world shimmers, a pointillist landscape made of tiny living beings.

Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing.

Im okay with being unimpressive. I sleep better.

I have played some very kind and loving character. I don't know why I'm so good at playing bad. I really don't.