Life *is* complex, and, in many ways, life *is* beyond our comprehension today...Sometimes important questions have maddeningly complex or inconvenient answers that neither satisfy nor soothe.

The key point some Christians miss is that scientific ignorance about the beginning of life, or any of life's processes, is not evidence of a god.

Sometimes I don't like people. And, you know, it doesn't bother me. The hard ones are when you really like somebody, really respect somebody and they make a mistake.

The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue.

A woman's heart is much like the moon, always changing but always has a man in it.

This generation, raised on "Eyewitness News," conditioned by the instant replay, and spared the illumination that comes from tedious historical study, tends to be even more ahistorical than most.

Sin writes histories, goodness is silent. [Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]

When you find a germ of truth, beware. Those germs can make you sick.

Who let the dogs out? Who, who.

Duty never stopped anyone from following their dreams.

The Quantum Universe has a quotation from me in every chapter - but it's a damn good book anyway.

Honestly, not being well received makes me feel very vulnerable. Not being included or regarded highly enough makes me crazy.