Journalism can go right up to the door of the room in which the decisions are made. A novel can go inside the room - and inside the character's heads.

Republicans have been fleeced and exploited and lied to by a conservative entertainment complex.

The Canadian middle class is under less pressure than any other middle class in any developed country on the planet. So they feel good. They feel optimistic. They feel secure.

Those who seem to despise half of America will never be trusted to govern any of it. Those who cherish only the country's past will not be entrusted with its future.

Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us, and now we are discovering we work for Fox

The elite isn't leading anymore. It's trapped.

To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate.

We all have more at stake in the rules of the game than we do in the outcomes of the game. When that changes, that's when you begin to lose democracy.

Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy.

There are a lot of wonderful people in America who shouldn't be on the Supreme Court - and a lot who should be on the court who aren't such wonderful people.

We've all been wrong- I certainly have- and we should thank those who set us right. Not always fun, but always best in the end.

Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.

We think it’s weak to surrender, but sometimes it’s the bravest thing we can possibly do.

Anytime you're in West Virginia or near it, and you sing, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads, ' it's a sight to behold.

Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor.

A mother's love is a blessing No matter where you roam. Keep her while you have her, You'll miss her when she's gone -- Angela's Ashes.

Mediocrity is the worst enemy of prosperity.

Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.

We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world.

I remember her telling me once that rabbits were the gnomes in attendance to the Fairy Queen and that the stars were God's daisy chain. Perfect rot, of course.

We need to take down our "Do not disturb" signs... snap out of our stupor and come out of our coma and awake from our apathy.