No-one has held back. They have put some definition around the numbers and now we have to wait for the reality.

Wounds heal and become scars, but scars grow with us.

You? Harmless?” Tam snorted. “What? You don’t think I could pull it off?” Aiden accused. “Well, the fact that you’re practically a walking armory had me convinced otherwise.

No sight better expresses the politics of aid, the dynamics of the West and the developing countries, than the image of children, happy or in need.

Life is long and dumb and devastating. People should believe whatever they need to believe to get by.

Today nearly all historians, whether Christians or not, accept that Jesus existed and that the Gospels contain plenty of valuable evidence which has to be weighed and assessed critically.

We just have to recognize life for what it is: a gift to be grateful for, not a property to cling to, hoard, or defend.

If socialism gave more prosperity than capitalism does, I would still prefer capitalism - as it gives more freedom. Luckily, though, I do not have to face this dillema.

I think declaring a no fly zone over foreign soil is tantamount to an act of war.

The best thing about New York is everything is available. Whatever you want, New York has got it!

Obesity is a prison; in the US we spend more to treat type 2 diabetes each year than is spent on education.

If you know how to live, even death is good news