It was a miracle; it was all a miracle: and one ought to have known, from the sufferings of saints, that miracles are horror.

A desert is a place without expectation.

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.

The caged eagle become a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison.

Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.

Writing is making sense of life.

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.

I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Time is change; we measure its passage by how much things alter.

Prayers are heard in heaven very much in proportion to your faith. Little faith will get very great mercies but great faith still greater.

There are few things in the world that we don't know. Science has explained everything away.

Today we often use deadlines—real and imaginary—to imprison ourselves.

I have a theory that the Internet makes people stupider. And Also FOX News makes people stupider.

Not believing in anything is also a religion .

I tend to think shorts are too casual That's just not businesslike.

Wine taken in moderation never does any harm.

Used to have a crush on Dawn from En Vogue. It's not like honey dip would wanna get with me, But just in case I own more condoms than TLC.

I like explaining things, and I believe that you can do very high-level explanation on basic cable news provided you are willing to work hard enough to be a good storyteller.

I really created my career out of my own compulsion. Because I knew if I owned an exercise studio and I had to teach my classes there, I wasn't going to gain my weight back.