Literature, art, like civilization itself, are only accidents.

It had seemed to me an elegant nightmare concoction made by adults for adults, to further the aims and fantasies of adults, and what have children to do with such things?

He had no idea of my misery. It would have surprised him to think that I was a human creature with a soul.

Reputation Is Temporary..As Much as The Man Owning Your Reputation Is

I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing

Praying without fervency is like hunting with a dead dog.

In today’s work arena, creativity may be more of an asset than competence.

We need not just one flash of light and comfort, but we need the continuing blessing of communication with God.

The day someone quits school he is condemning himself to a future of poverty.

In America, what makes us so successful is the innovation, the competition, the focus on merit.

I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with.

I offer early Christianity as a case-study to show that the phenomena that we group under "religion(s)" comprise a somewhat artificial category, and that "religions" are not "all the same."

All restraints upon man's natural liberty, not necessary for the simple maintenance of justice, are of the nature of slavery, and differ from each other only in degree.