My masculinity isn't hinged on whether or not I knit.

For people to judge a man's worth and his very manhood according to the way he feels about sport, and not to recognize it for the piddly, inconsequential goings on that it really is.

I started concentrating so hard on my vision that I lost sight.

Happiness just wasn't part of the job description back then. You tried to find a helpmate to keep the cold wind and dogs at bay. Happiness just wasn't part of the equation. Survival was.

Repetition is the death of art.

The fact that when we die we are nothing more than worm meat---I just don't think about it.

A piece of me is gone, " she told me once while we were bra shopping. "I think we're made up of all these different pieces and every time someone goes, you're left with less of yourself.

Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you, " I say. "Controlling you is.

Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.

Life is a daring adventure or nothing.

Knowing English is important, but for us Venezuelans I think it would also be important to know Portuguese. For that reason, we should evaluate the possibility of it being taught in our schools.

If you look at the history of the FBI, it has become effectively America's political police.

When they come for your guns, give them the ammo first.

Business is the real test of the moral life.

We come here with no peaceful intent, but ready for battle, determined to avenge our wrongs and set our country free.