Satire dramatizes better than any other use of it, the inherent contradiction of free speech that it functions best when what is being said is at its most outrageous.

All evil begins with this belief: that another’s existence is less precious than mine.

I was awake and this was reality, the new reality of nothing--and worse, of having to continue to exist.

This is the end. This is as far as you can go. After this it all starts over again.

History was a way to live extra lives, to cheat the limits of flesh and blood, to roll the rock back from the tomb and free the resurrected dead.

You see, dear—I think there are two types of people in the world. Those who divide the world up into two kinds of people... and those who don't.

It sounds to me, dear, as if your satirist is a bit like a monk. They both take a rather dim view of the world, and both try to do something abou

The hit and run of thoughts on ideas is a havoc.

You've never been to another planet, have you Aimee?""No, but I've been to Disney World.

To a man with only a hammer, a screw is a defective nail.

I have always passed the ball and worked on that part of my game.

I am not anti-death penalty, but I'm damned sure anti-the-wrong-guy-getting-executed.

What happens when two people talk? That is really the basic question here, because, that's the basic context in which all persuasion takes place.

I sold my apartment this year. It's like, Wow, this is where the arts are now.

There was no child oncology in Uzbekistan and in Russia you don't have a chance because there are already so many on the waiting lists.

You should know how to work hard but also enjoy the work.

People who follow their joy discover a depth of creativity and talent that inspires the world.