People need God the way a three-year-old needs a chainsaw.

I never knew anybody . . . who found life simple. I think a life or a time looks simple when you leave out the details.

The lack of stringent laws and the inefficient prosecution ofperpetrators have made it increasingly difficult for victims and theirfamilies to get the justice they deserve.

Later in the winter I'd tire of the snow, but Christmas snow was different.

We will cease to be angry once we cease to be so hopeful.

People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?

Jem cried out with all his remaining strength. You cannot go where I am going! Nor would I want that for you!

More often than not, piracy is a symptom of an under-provisioned market.

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.

There are no new cash payments or obligations here. This is an accounting reflection of the deal they announced on Monday. It's all by the books.

Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually.

If you're not optimistic on some level, then you've given up.